Given name & surname
Joye
“a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”
Joye is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joye 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
Joye 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 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joye 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
Joye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,481
- 8 boys · 3,473 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,985 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,985 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,372 as a first name in 2020; 1,242 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joye’s family of names
Joye has a related form in Joy. In French usage, Joye as a surname has a related form in LAJOIE.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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