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Joyce

female

Joyce.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #144 in Republic of Ireland in 1966. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #731 to #2063.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#731#2063
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#1222
1997#926
1998#995
1999#1107
2000#1195
2001#1305
2002#761
2003#731
2004#736
2005#931
2006#909
2007#774
2008#859
2009#1004
2010#878
2011#804
2012#1150
2013#925
2014#1094
2015#1362
2016#975
2017#1082
2018#1526
2019#1940
2020#2042
2021#1785
2022#1452
2023#2063
2024#1894

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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