Given name & surname
Joie
“God shall add”·“God will add”·“a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”
In English use, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Joie is a variant of Joe. In English use, Joe carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. Yosef means “God shall add,” traditionally understood as a hope that God would add another son to the family. Joie is a variant of Joe. In English use, Joe carries the interpretation “God will add.” Joie is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. Joseph is the English and French form of the Hebrew name Yosef. Joie is a variant of Joy. An origin associated with Joy is Old French.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. In English usage, Joie is a diminutive of Josephine. In English use, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. The shared background comes through Joseph: The English and French name continues the biblical Hebrew form Yosef. The idea of adding is part of the name’s original family context, rather than a later personality interpretation.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. The history of Joseph gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Joseph is Jacob’s son who is taken to Egypt and later reconciled with his brothers. In the New Testament, Joseph is also the husband of Mary, giving the name a distinct place in Christian tradition. Joie is a variant of Joy. The history of Joy gives this family its wider story. Joy was in use during the 17th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Joie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,210
- 242 boys · 2,968 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,792 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,792 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 85 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,663 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joie’s family of names
In English usage, Joie is a diminutive of Joseph. Joie has a related form in Joe. Joie has a related form in Joy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joie
- Joie ChitwoodAmerican racing driver (1912-1988)
- Joie LeeAmerican actress, screenwriter and film producerborn 1962
- Joie RayAmerican middle and long distance runner (1894–1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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