Joy

See Joy name rankings, ethnicity, gender, statistics, meanings, facts, country data, similar names and more.

Learn about the name Joy. See how popular Joy is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what Joy means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.

Contents

  1. How do you pronounce Joy?
  2. How popular is the name Joy?
  3. What does Joy mean?
  4. In what countries is Joy popular?
  5. Is Joy a girls name?
  6. Is Joy a boys name?
  7. What ethnicity is the name Joy?
  8. What are similar names to Joy?
  9. What words does Joy rhyme with?

How to pronouce, type, and say Joy

See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Joy.

How to pronouce Joy

Joy ARPAbet pronounciation: JH OY1

Joy IPA pronounciation: ʤɔɪ

How to spell and type Joy

Joy in readable ASCII: joy

Joy in hex: joy

What does Joy rhyme with?

English words that rhyme with Joy.

The name Joy rhymes with:

ahoy alroy annoy bolshoi boy
boye broy choi choy cloy
coy coye croix croy deboy
decoy dejoy deploy destroy devroy
doi elroy employ employ enjoy
enjoy flournoy floy foie foy
foye goy hoi hoy hoye
illinois joye knoy kroy laboy
lacroix lafoy lavoy loy loye
malloy mccloy mccoy mckoy mcroy
mcvoy moy moye neu oi
oie oy oye ploy polloi
redeploy roi roy roye savoy
scheu sgroi soy stoy toy
toye troy underemploy unemploy woy
yoy

What does the name Joy mean?

Literal translations for the name Joy.

What does Joy mean in English?

joy n 1: the emotion of great happiness [syn: {joy}, {joyousness}, {joyfulness}] [ant: {sorrow}] 2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: {joy}, {delight}, {pleasure}] v 1: feel happiness or joy [syn: {rejoice}, {joy}] 2: make glad or happy [syn: {gladden}, {joy}] [ant: {sadden}]

Where is the name Joy popular?

See what countries the name Joy is most popular in.

Can Joy be a girls name?

See where Joy is used as a girls name.

Can Joy be a boys name?

See where Joy is used as a boys name.

Joy is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:

Joy popularity by country

See how popular Joy is for boys or girls in 6 country data sets.

How popular is Joy in Netherlands as a girls name?
In 2019 Joy was the 189th most popular girls name in Netherlands.

Joy girls name rank in Netherlands

How popular is Joy in United States as a girls name?
In 2018 Joy was the 355th most popular girls name in United States.

Joy girls name rank in United States

How popular is Joy in France as a girls name?
In 2018 Joy was the 144th most popular girls name in France.

Joy girls name rank in France

How popular is Joy in Australia as a girls name?
In 1958 Joy was the 99th most popular girls name in Australia.

Joy girls name rank in Australia

How popular is Joy in United Kingdom as a girls name?
In 1997 Joy was the 451st most popular girls name in United Kingdom.

Joy girls name rank in United Kingdom

How popular is Joy in United States as a boys name?
In 1937 Joy was the 949th most popular boys name in United States.

Joy boys name rank in United States

What ethnicity is the name Joy?

Global data on the ethnicity of the name Joy.

What ethnicity is someone with the name Joy likely to be?

  • Joy has a 20.40% chance of being East Asian
  • Joy has a 1.67% chance of being Japanese
  • Joy has a 4.21% chance of being South Asian
  • Joy has a 0.20% chance of being African
  • Joy has a 0.29% chance of being Muslim
  • Joy has a 57.12% chance of being British
  • Joy has a 0.75% chance of being Eastern European
  • Joy has a 1.65% chance of being Jewish
  • Joy has a 2.54% chance of being French
  • Joy has a 1.72% chance of being Germanic
  • Joy has a 5.16% chance of being Hispanic
  • Joy has a 1.27% chance of being Italian
  • Joy has a 3.02% chance of being Nordic

Joy Probabilities

Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Joy.

What is the most common profile of a person named Joy

Someone with the name Joy was most likely born in 1974.

Someone with the name Joy is most likely to be female.

Someone with the name Joy is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.

What names are similar to the name Joy?

Find similar names to Joy.