Given name
Joyann
“a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”
Joyann is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joyann 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
Joyann is a variant of Joy. An origin associated with Joy is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joyann 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
Joyann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 539
- 0 boys · 539 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −76%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 787 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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