Name
JOYCE

Name JOYCE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 582,231 births of Joyce in the countries below, which represents an average of 4,100 births of children bearing the first name Joyce per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 581 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Joyce   
In Italiano Nome Joyce   
Variations : Joice , Joisse , Joyse


Information about the first name Joyce

The first name Joyce has been assigned to:
0.26% to boys
99.74% to girls
The country where the first name Joyce is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 5 letters including 3 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Joyce

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Joyce : Jeyco, Jocey, Joecy, Joey C

Joyce in Japanese *

Romajijoisu
Katakanaジョイス
Hiraganaじょいす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Joyce in Japanese
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Joyce in sign language

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Joyce in binary language

01101010 01101111 01111001 01100011 01100101

Origin and meaning of name Joyce

US English
Etymology src :
  • Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Jodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from Proto-Celtic *yowdos.
Alternative forms src :
  • (surname): Choyce
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪs
Proper noun src :
  • Joyce (plural Joyces)
  • An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
  • A female given name from the Celtic languages, associated by folk etymology with joy and rejoice.
  • An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States, named after founder Joseph M. Joyce.
As a first name (Art) src :
  • Joyce Anderson (1923–2014), American furniture designer and woodworker
  • Joyce Anderson (artist) (1932–2022), Canadian painter and art teacher
  • Joyce Ballantyne (1918–2006), American painter of pin-ups
  • Joyce Dennys (1893–1991), English cartoonist, illustrator and painter
  • Joyce Wieland (1931–1998), Canadian experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist
As a first name (Business) src :
  • Joyce Chen (1917–1994), chef and restaurateur
  • Joyce Hall (1891–1982), American businessman and founder of Hallmark Cards
  • Joyce Kiage, businesswoman from Papua New Guinea
  • Joyce Nicholson (1919-2011), Australian author and businesswoman
As a first name (Sports) src :
  • Joyce Barry (1919–1999), Australian cyclist
  • Joyce Chepchumba (born 1970), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Joyce King (1920–2001), Australian sprinter
  • Joyce Moreno (footballer) (born 1974), Panamanian-Spanish footballer
  • Joyce Slipp (born 1950), Canadian basketball player and coach
  • Joyce Walker (born ca. 1961), American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) and coach
  • Joyce Wethered (1901–1997), British golfer
  • Joyce Ziske (born 1935), American golfer
As a last name (Business) src :
  • Alan Joyce (born 1966), Irish-Australian Qantas CEO
  • David Joyce (1825–1904), American lumber baron and industrialist
  • Morton Dean Joyce (1900–1989), of New York City
  • Patrick H. Joyce (1879–1946), American railroad executive
  • Ron Joyce (1930-2019), Canadian billionaire and co-founder of Tim Horton's donut chain
As a last name (Film, television, and theatre) src :
  • Alice Joyce (1890–1955), American actress
  • Brenda Joyce (actress) (1912–2009), American actress
  • Elaine Joyce (born 1945), American actress
  • Ella Joyce (born 1954), American actress
  • Emily Joyce (born 1969), British actress
  • Natalie Joyce (1902–1992), American film actress
  • Peggy Hopkins Joyce (1893–1957), American actress
  • Yootha Joyce (1927–1980), British actress
As a last name (Music) src :
  • Archibald Joyce, British composer (1873–1963)
  • Bradley Joyce, American songwriter (born 1968)
  • Don Joyce (musician) (1994–2015), member of the experimental music group Negativland
  • Eileen Joyce (1912–1991), Australian pianist
  • Mike Joyce (born 1963), British drummer with The Smiths
As a last name (Religion) src :
  • Gilbert Cunningham Joyce (1866–1942), educator and Bishop of Monmouth
  • Isaac Wilson Joyce (1836–1905), American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Jeremiah Joyce (1763–1816), Unitarian minister and writer
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Burton Joyce (from de Jorz)
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Jocelyn
PT Portuguese
Proper noun src :
  • Joyce f
  • a female given name, variant of Joice
 

Popularity of the name Joyce

Number of JOYCE births per year

Popularity of the name Joyce
Popularity of the name Joyce

Total births of Joyce by country

Births with the first name Joyce
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
633
505,768
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
220
42,060
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
12,477
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
7,648
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
589
4,283
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
2,285
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
5
1,545
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
780
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
0
733
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
21
645
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
0
659
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
6
416
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
17
357
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
0
272
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
27
178
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
2
189
CLChili
2010 - 2021
6
162
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2
60
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
49
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
42
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
40
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
0
28
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
16
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
7
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
4
Popularity of the name Joyce

Total births of Joyce by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Joyce
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
2022
10
216
USUnited State of America
2022
0
196
DEGermany
2022
0
57
BEBelgium
2022
0
16
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
16
ONOntario
2019
0
13
QCQuebec
2022
0
11
CLChili
2021
1
8
CHSwitzerland
2021
0
8
IEIreland
2022
0
7
ITItaly
2021
0
6
ABAlberta
2022
0
5
BCBritish Columbia
2022
0
5
SESweden
2022
0
3
ARArgentina
2015
0
1
ATAustria
2021
0
1
DKDenmark
2022
0
1

Comments on the name Joyce

Personalities with the first name Joyce

There are 81 personalities with the first name Joyce

Joyce Banda src

Malawi
Lawyer Politician Diplomat Philanthropist Activist

Joyce Carol Oates src

United states of america
Screenwriter Writer Poet Professor Playwright Author University teacher Children's writer Novelist Essayist Autobiographer Diarist

Brittany Elmslie (Brittany Joyce Elmslie) src

Australia
Swimmer

Joyce Didonato src

United states of america
Singer Opera singer

Joyce Jonathan src

France
Actor Singer Singer-songwriter Guitarist

Joyce Cary (Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary) src

Ireland
Writer Painter

Joyce Meyer src

United states of america
Writer

Joyce Van Patten src

United states of america
Stage actor Television actor Film actor

Lorraine Crapp (Lorraine Joyce Crapp) src

Australia
Swimmer

Joyce Chepchumba src

Kenya
Long-distance runner Athletics competitor Marathon runner


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Joyce
Full list of personalities with the first name Joyce

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Joyce

There are 905 actors and actresses with the first name Joyce
Joyce Angel
Joyce Cheng
Joyce Kirkconnell
Joyce Roovers
Joyce Ilg
Joyce Chao
Joyce Jimenez
Joyce Chamaoun
Joyce Giraud
Joyce De Troch
Joyce Branagh
Joyce Westergaard
Joyce Didonato
Joyce Pitti
Joyce Godenzi
Joyce Agu
Joyce H. Cheng
Joyce Hyser
Joyce Newnam
Joyce Kulhawik
Joyce Maynard
Joyce Brabner
Joyce Ingalls
Joyce Mandel
Joyce Dewitt
Joyce Nolen
Joyce Reehling
Joyce Robbins
Joyce Cohen
Joyce D. Helmus

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Joyce
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Joyce

Rankings of first name JOYCE by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2754FR France2022
#5100CL Chili2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#289FR France2022
#447QC Quebec2022
#535IE Ireland2022
#573BE Belgium2022
#738BC British Columbia2022
#756CL Chili2021
#814AB Alberta2022
#817ON Ontario2019
#817DE Germany2022
#835CH Switzerland2021
#1040US United State of America2022
#1401IT Italy2021
#1545SE Sweden2022
#1842GB United Kingdom2021
#2541DK Denmark2022
#3430AR Argentina2015
#4494AT Austria2021
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