Joyous
#21,663 most common girls' name of all time · #35,324 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1978–2024
Rank among girls
#21,663
Rank overall
#35,324 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
23 of 146
All-time
140
Since 2016
43
Peak year
1987 #9,508
Best rank
#9,508 1987
Girls
Boys
peak 7/yr
Joyous first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,854 |
| 2022 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,887 |
| 2021 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,565 |
| 2020 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,900 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,836 |
| 2018 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,829 |
| 2017 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,597 |
| 2015 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,388 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,064 |
| 2012 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,890 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,366 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,487 |
| 2004 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,774 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,550 |
| 2001 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,610 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,846 |
| 1999 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,922 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,627 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,056 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,740 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,508 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,491 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,236 |