Joy name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 18th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: English, German, Spanish and Latin

Usage: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, English, German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: j(oy)

Meaning: Happiness, Rejoicing, Joy, Jubilation, Jewel, Delight, Great Pleasure, Joyful and Name of a Deity

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What does Joy mean?
Variations of Joy
How popular is Joy?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Joy
Famous People Named Joy
Lists having Joy

What does Joy mean?

Joy means Happiness, Rejoicing, Joy, Jubilation, Jewel, Delight, Great Pleasure, Joyful or Name of a Deity is used prevalently in Kannada, German, English, Malayalam, Gujarati, Finnish, Telugu, Danish, Tamil, Hindi, Norwegian, Marathi, Swedish, Oriya and Bengali, a unisex name has origin in Latin, German, Spanish and English..

Joy is celebrated on December 13th.

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How do I pronounce Joy?

The one syllabled name Joy is pronounced, j(oy). The name can also be pronounced as joy.

Variants of Joy

Gioia, Joya, Joia, Joyann, Gioya, Joyah, Joyana

Names that rhyme with Joy

How popular is the name Joy?

Joy was a popular name in United States. Over 137801 babies have been given the given name in 257 years. When at its peak in 1974, 2929 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 109th position.

However after 257 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Moreover, the moniker has been to the top 500 baby names a staggering 100 times Joy was a common name in France.

Over 3560 babies have been named Joy since 1981. At its zenith in 1992,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 27 years.

Joy is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names.

In 1997, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 449 on girl names chart when 76 babies were given the name Joy. Over 1374 people have been named Joy in England and Wales.

However things change on global perspective, Joy is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Philippines and Bangladesh. Also the baby name is popular in Laos, India, Kenya, Uganda, England, Rwanda, Canada, Ghana, Australia, Sudan, South Africa, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.

At least, 1660000 people globally have carried Joy as their given name according to our research.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	7562	10	355	890
2017	5260	17	334	954
2016	7544	10	351	941
2015	6649	12	433	727
2014	4250	23	458	695

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Joy in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	260	262	2458	2235
	33	4	349	95

Numerological analysis of Joy

Due to your naivety, you are taken advantage of very often. You act protectively around the people you love and people who need help. You have a bossy nature in love. You don't have to lie but find a subtle way to tell someone they need improvement or work harder on something to get it done correctly. You are always there to help people in need with a good advice or do something that would ease up their situation, or at least make them feel more comfortable in their own skin.

Other names similar to Joy

Pavel - Outlandish Latin Pavel means "The Small, Form of Paul or Little", a boy name is used substantially in Bengali, Telugu and Czech
Corban - Prevailing unisex name Corban is commonly used in English, meaning of Corban is "Raven" is of Old French and Latin origin
Meera - Meera's meaning is Lord Krishna's Devotee, Light or A Devotee of Krishna is originated from Hebrew, Sanskrit and Latin used mostly in Sindhi, Hindi and Punjabi is bestowed upon both boys and girls
Lyne means Lin is used as a gender insensitive name is rooted from Latin
Orietta - Unconventional girl name Orietta means "The Golden" which is used predominantly in Italian is originated from Latin

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Famous people named Joy

Joy Finzi, artist and founder of the Finzi Trust
Joy Hakim, American author
Joy Laurey, pen name of a French writer
Joy Browne, Dr
Joy Westmore, Australian actress
Joy Press, writer and editor
Joy of Cooking, American music ensemble
Joy Ridderhof, American missionary
Joy Eden Harrison, American singer, songwriter, and musician
Joy Sarney, English female pop singer, best
Joy Packer, South African author of autobiography and romantic adventure novels
Joy Gruttmann, German child singer
Joy Boughton, daughter of English composer Rutland Boughton and artist Christina Walshe
Joy Grieveson, retired track and field athlete
Joy Simonson, feminist

Joy Eze, Nigerian sprinter
Joy Miller,
Joy Division, were an English rock band
Joy Adamson, naturalist, artist and author
Joy Kogawa, Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent
Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
Joy Davidman, American poet and writer
Joy MacPhail, Canadian former politician in British Columbia
Joy Electric, musical artist
Joy Smith, Canadian politician
Joy Cowley, New Zealand author best
Joy Quigley, former New Zealand politician
Joy Page, American actress best
Joy Padgett, former Republican member of the Ohio Senate
Joy Hester, Australian artist and member of the Angry Penguins

Joy Coghill, Canadian actress, director, and writer
Joy Behar, American comedian, writer, and actress
Joy Giovanni, American actress, glamour model
Joy De Vivre, was one of several singers
Joy Chambers, Australian actress, author, and businesswoman
Joy Goswami, Indian poet
Joy Williams, American singer-songwriter
Joy Harmon, baker and former American actress
Joy Enriquez, American singer and actress
Joy Lauren, American actress
Joy Bisco, Filipino American actress
Joy Philbin, American television personality
Joy Bright Hancock, military person
Joy Chant, British fantasy writer
Joy Tobing, Indonesian gospel singer and the winner of the first season of 'Indonesian Idol'

Joy Zipper, American indie pop rock duo
Joy Fawcett, retired American professional soccer player
Joy Denalane, German singer-songwriter,
Joy Smithers, Australian actress, best
Joy Mukherjee, Indian film actor and director
Joyce Lapinsky in Robert Schimmel: Unprotected as Producer
Joyce Worsley in Signpost to Murder as Actress
Joy King in Jenna Jameson as
Joy Mahaffey in It's All Wrong as Actress
Joyce King in Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Miscellaneous Crew
Joy Pinizzotto in Two Bits as Actress
Joy Hruby in The Love Letters from Teralba Road as Actress
Joyce Brew in Kung Phooey! as Actress

In 1980 horror film, Night of the Demon, Joy Allen portrayed N.
Joy Bang, from 1973 horror flick Messiah of Evil, who played the Toni.
In 2007 comedy and drama movie, For Pete's Wake!, Joy Claussen characterized Judith Phillips.
Joy Gardner, from 2000 drama film The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd, who portrayed Laneah.
In 1940, Joy Hodges characterized the role of Mary Baker in comedy and crime movie Laughing at Danger.
Joy Kilpatrick, from 1998 drama, thriller movie Safe House, who characterized the Michelle Sowell-Ross.
In 1955, Joy Kim characterized the role of Susu in action, adventure movie Blood Alley.
Joy Martin played pivotal role of Ellen in 1968 drama film Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me!.
Joy Richardson, from 2017 movie The Winter's Tale, who portrayed Paulina and Mopsa.

Joy Shelton played leading role of Steve Trent in 1946 crime film Send for Paul Temple.
Joy Hilton characterized pivotal role of N in 1972 movie Secret Witness.
In 1989 film, Rajane Wajavila Baja, Joy Ghanekar characterized Sunil Vaidya.
Joy Chonticha characterized the critical role of Fahsai in 1998 drama movie Anda kub Fahsai.
Joy Armstrong portrayed central character of Leigh in 2002 comedy film Collecting Rooftops.
Joy Kahl portrayed the leading character of Tina in 1968 drama film Help Wanted Female.
Joy Yandell, from 2017 drama and mystery movie The Suite, who characterized Jean.
In 1996, Joy Sumilang characterized the role of N in drama film Dalagita.
Joy D. Borland, from 2004 drama flick The Way Home, who portrayed Victoria Hamilton.

Joy Osawaru played the minor role of N in 2014 drama film Beautiful Monster.
In 1986, Joy Flores played the role of N in action, drama flick Kahit saan ka magtago.