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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Joy

JOY · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Joy; rejoicing
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#442
2024 births702
Peak year1957
First appeared1885
Total US births139,933
1957 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Joyce
Alternate spellings
JoiJoye
In other languages
Joy (English)Joie (French)Alegria (Spanish/Portuguese)Gioia (Italian)

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Notable people named Joy

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