Joyce
Meaning
from Old French Josse, ultimately the Breton name Iudoc meaning 'lord'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Joyce peaked in the 1930s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
70,830 people · the #425 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,865 · median age 26
Among people named Joyce living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 773 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Joyce
Most people given the name Joyce in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Joyce you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Joyce deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Joyce truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Joyce fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Joyce travels
Chinese American · from the medieval name Josse, ultimately Breton Iudoc, traditionally 'lord'; long associated by sound with the English word joy; a graceful mid-century classic
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