Joyce
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Joyce is usually read as “joyous,” from Latin or French. Joyce originally meant “lord,” from a Breton name that became an Anglo-Norman surname borne by one of the Galway “tribes.” Joyce began as a boy’s name, borne by a 7th-century saint, became one of the top girls’ names in the flapper era, and now sounds old-fashioned. In the 1958 film War of the Colossal Beast, Joyce Manning courageously steps up when her gigantic mutant brother is found alive in Mexico.
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Usage of Joyce in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Joyce against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Joyce is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Joyce in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 226 girls were named Joyce, making it the #1071 girls' name in the US. Since 1882, 509,332 girls have been named Joyce, with the most (16,728) in 1942. It is most common, relative to births, in Iowa, New Jersey and Kentucky.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (City of Brussels) | #208 girls | 11 | Ville de Bruxelles / City of Brussels open data (figures from Statbel), 2013-2022 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #783 girls | 15 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #412 girls | 12 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| France | #328 girls | 165 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #183 girls | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #502 girls | 3 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #218 girls (all ages) | 3,176 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Brazil | #343 girls (all ages) | 42,083 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Switzerland | #895 girls (all ages) | 686 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Joyce
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Joyce, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Joyce | 2024 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 2018 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 2018 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 2012 | North Atlantic | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Joyce (Category 1) | 2000 | North Atlantic | 148 km/h |
| Hurricane Joyce (Category 1) | 1974 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 1970 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 1966 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Joyce | 1947 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Joyce
There are 13 towns and villages with Joyce in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇨🇦 Canada 1🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1🇱🇷 Liberia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Burton Joyce | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3,752 | Map |
| Joyce | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 384 | Map |
| Joyce | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Joyce | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce Acres | Maryland, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joyce City | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Joyce
There are 28 lakes and reservoirs with Joyce in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 15🇨🇦 Canada 12🇦🇶 Antarctica 1
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| Joyce Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Joyce Lake | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Joyce Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Joyce songs
One song on Wikidata has Joyce in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Joyce
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Joyce.
Joyce Brabner
Joyce Bryant
Joyce Cobb
Joyce DeWitt
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Fictional characters named Joyce
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Joyce as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Joyce in public pet registers, making it the #5,240 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (2), Victoria (1), Cambridge (1). Joyce as a dog name →
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