The baby name Joy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1957 with 3,794 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Joy has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 21 |
| 1913 | 72 |
| 1914 | 127 |
| 1915 | 178 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 234 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 315 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 385 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 307 |
| 1919 | 25 |
| 1920 | 407 |
| 1920 | 8 |
| 1921 | 424 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1922 | 505 |
| 1922 | 45 |
| 1923 | 613 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 689 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 1,033 |
| 1925 | 23 |
| 1926 | 1,192 |
| 1926 | 6 |
| 1927 | 1,471 |
| 1927 | 19 |
| 1928 | 1,573 |
| 1928 | 16 |
| 1929 | 1,637 |
| 1929 | 16 |
| 1930 | 1,812 |
| 1930 | 21 |
| 1931 | 1,654 |
| 1931 | 7 |
| 1932 | 1,882 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 1,774 |
| 1934 | 1,626 |
| 1934 | 7 |
| 1935 | 1,949 |
| 1936 | 1,800 |
| 1936 | 8 |
| 1937 | 1,512 |
| 1938 | 1,658 |
| 1939 | 1,506 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 1,520 |
| 1940 | 5 |
| 1941 | 1,814 |
| 1942 | 1,767 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 2,141 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 1,566 |
| 1945 | 1,467 |
| 1946 | 1,695 |
| 1947 | 2,114 |
| 1948 | 1,933 |
| 1949 | 1,918 |
| 1950 | 2,291 |
| 1951 | 2,614 |
| 1952 | 3,134 |
| 1953 | 3,039 |
| 1954 | 2,979 |
| 1955 | 2,920 |
| 1956 | 3,607 |
| 1957 | 3,794 |
| 1958 | 3,521 |
| 1959 | 3,773 |
| 1960 | 3,745 |
| 1961 | 3,528 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 3,191 |
| 1963 | 2,535 |
| 1964 | 2,753 |
| 1965 | 2,368 |
| 1966 | 2,561 |
| 1967 | 2,274 |
| 1968 | 2,376 |
| 1969 | 2,099 |
| 1970 | 2,198 |
| 1971 | 2,253 |
| 1972 | 2,238 |
| 1973 | 1,980 |
| 1974 | 3,376 |
| 1975 | 2,862 |
| 1976 | 2,464 |
| 1977 | 2,642 |
| 1978 | 2,464 |
| 1979 | 2,235 |
| 1980 | 2,146 |
| 1981 | 1,953 |
| 1982 | 1,555 |
| 1983 | 1,334 |
| 1984 | 1,311 |
| 1985 | 1,297 |
| 1986 | 1,238 |
| 1987 | 1,071 |
| 1988 | 1,015 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 1,006 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 716 |
| 1991 | 909 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 617 |
| 1993 | 696 |
| 1994 | 664 |
| 1995 | 592 |
| 1996 | 640 |
| 1997 | 665 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 700 |
| 1999 | 534 |
| 2000 | 564 |
| 2001 | 543 |
| 2002 | 536 |
| 2003 | 615 |
| 2004 | 719 |
| 2005 | 688 |
| 2006 | 680 |
| 2007 | 691 |
| 2008 | 602 |
| 2009 | 577 |
| 2010 | 619 |
| 2011 | 627 |
| 2012 | 649 |
| 2013 | 639 |
| 2014 | 661 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 757 |
| 2016 | 1,068 |
| 2017 | 1,103 |
| 2018 | 852 |
| 2019 | 923 |
| 2020 | 814 |
| 2021 | 853 |
| 2022 | 772 |
| 2023 | 763 |
| 2024 | 742 |