as a Last Name
- 12,592
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Joy
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition, from Middle English, Old French joie, joye. In some cases it may derive from a personal name (normally borne by women) of this origin, which was in sporadic use during the Middle Ages.
| 2,474th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,592
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Joy per capita
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