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Joyce

in the US

There are 415,893 people with the first name "Joyce" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Joyce 92
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  1. is 88th most common Ann
  2. is 89th most common Stephanie
  3. is 90th most common Carolyn
  4. is 91st most common Jessica
  5. is 92nd most common Joyce
  6. is 93rd most common Jack
  7. is 94th most common Mike
  8. is 95th most common Joe
  9. is 96th most common Catherine

Similar Names and Nicknames

Joycie, Joshua, Jose, Josh, Joycee, Jody, Jodi, Joyc, Joycia, Jodie

Most Common Last Names for Joyce

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Davis, Miller, Anderson, Wilson, Taylor

Meaning & History

(female), formerly (male) Apparently from the Norman male name Josce (Middle English Josse), which in turn is from Jodocus, a Latinized form of a Breton name, Iodoc, meaning ‘lord’, borne by a 7th-century Breton saint. The name was in use in England among Breton followers of William the Conqueror. However, although this was fairly common as a male given name in the Middle Ages, it had virtually died out by the 14th century. There is evidence of its use as a girl's name from the 16th century onwards in parishes with strong Puritan links, which suggests that it may have been associated with the vocabulary word joy; see Joy. It was strongly revived in the 19th century under the influence of popular fiction. It is borne by characters in Mrs Henry Wood's East Lynne (1861) and Edna Lyall's In the Golden Days (1885). Modern use may well have been influenced also by the common Irish surname derived from the medieval Norman male name. See also Joss.

Recent Searches for "Joyce" in the US

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Joyce Smith (2,725 searches)
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