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Joy Name Popularity Analysis: Historical Trends & Regional Insights

The name Joy is most popular in Hawaii, USA across all generations. It ranks highest as a Girl name among the Silent Generation generation in the West region. Recent 3-year trends show this Boy name is maintaining steady popularity, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. Recent 3-year trends show this Girl name is declining in usage, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. From 2020-2022, Joy has been stalled for male in MidWest, falling for female in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, stalled for female in Northeast, stalled for male in South, falling for female in South, stalled for male in West, falling for female in West. The long-term 25-year analysis reveals it has been stalled for male in MidWest, stalled for female in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, stalled for female in Northeast, stalled for male in South, stalled for female in South, stalled for male in West, stalled for female in West. Across generations, 'Joy' has shown interesting popularity patterns: Among the G.I. Generation (1901-1927), it ranked 999th out of 7545 names. Among the Silent Generation (1928-1945), it ranked 1123rd out of 6773 names. Among the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), it ranked 1837th out of 7552 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 2542nd out of 10718 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 3889th out of 16616 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 7018th out of 24088 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 5702nd out of 23106 names. Among the G.I. Generation (1901-1927), it ranked 320th out of 9107 names. Among the Silent Generation (1928-1945), it ranked 162nd out of 9204 names. Among the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), it ranked 157th out of 12526 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 154th out of 19264 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 295th out of 27321 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 495th out of 35406 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 401st out of 30306 names. Discover how the name 'Joy' has evolved through American history with our comprehensive regional and generational analysis.