Joy
Girl3 letters
#608
in Ireland (2025)
#590 with spellings combined
5
babies in 2025
#185
best rank (1982)
654
babies since 1965
Up 165
10-year rank change
Joy through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #590 |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 |
| 2022 | 3 | #881 |
| 2021 | 6 | #571 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 11 | #360 |
| 2018 | 15 | #296 |
| 2017 | 6 | #580 |
| 2016 | 8 | #479 |
| 2015 | 4 | #755 |
| 2014 | 6 | #588 |
| 2013 | 9 | #464 |
| 2012 | 14 | #355 |
| 2011 | 11 | #418 |
| 2010 | 18 | #294 |
| 2009 | 13 | #359 |
| 2008 | 10 | #431 |
| 2007 | 14 | #307 |
| 2006 | 15 | #272 |
| 2005 | 10 | #347 |
| 2004 | 8 | #370 |
| 2003 | 15 | #233 |
| 2002 | 11 | #289 |
| 2001 | 11 | #278 |
| 2000 | 10 | #284 |
| 1999 | 9 | #279 |
| 1998 | 13 | #222 |
| 1997 | 18 | #235 |
| 1996 | 15 | #241 |
| 1995 | 10 | #296 |
| 1994 | 12 | #268 |
| 1993 | 9 | #320 |
| 1992 | 10 | #305 |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 11 | #281 |
| 1989 | 9 | #315 |
| 1988 | 13 | #270 |
| 1987 | 11 | #296 |
| 1986 | 15 | #250 |
| 1985 | 11 | #292 |
| 1984 | 15 | #252 |
| 1983 | 18 | #242 |
| 1982 | 30 | #185 |
| 1981 | 12 | #299 |
| 1980 | 18 | #245 |
| 1979 | 21 | #227 |
| 1978 | 12 | #291 |
| 1977 | 11 | #296 |
| 1976 | 15 | #252 |
| 1975 | 8 | #321 |
| 1974 | 19 | #228 |
| 1973 | 8 | #331 |
| 1972 | 7 | #332 |
| 1971 | 8 | #303 |
| 1970 | 3 | #447 |
| 1969 | 7 | #303 |
| 1968 | 6 | #307 |
| 1966 | 6 | #288 |
| 1965 | 11 | #221 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Joy yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Joy | 5 | 654 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #215 (2017); 93 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.