JOYCE is ranked as the 82nd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 728,481.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 228.47 people named JOYCE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOYCE is 365,798.
The SSA data also shows that JOYCE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JOYCE is
78.7% White,
3.3% Hispanic origin,
13.8% Black,
2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JOYCE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JOYCE is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English surname
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOYCE
The state with the most people named
JOYCE is
California where
62,113 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JOYCE, as
329.71 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Jersey
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOYCE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
29,706
230.63
99.9%
Indiana
16,787
254.47
99.7%
Iowa
8,351
268.77
99.7%
Kansas
8,277
285.02
99.6%
Michigan
25,078
253.06
99.9%
Minnesota
13,257
242.93
99.8%
Missouri
7,964
265.99
99.7%
Nebraska
5,138
273.07
99.4%
North Dakota
1,946
263.16
98.7%
Ohio
32,464
280.01
99.8%
South Dakota
2,582
302.64
98.9%
Wisconsin
13,535
235.07
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name JOYCE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,179
159.98
97.4%
Arizona
14,561
216.31
99.7%
California
62,113
160.07
99.9%
Colorado
9,623
179.68
99.6%
Hawaii
2,330
164.13
99.5%
Idaho
3,365
205.89
99.1%
Montana
2,659
259.8
98.9%
Nevada
5,805
204.48
99.6%
New Mexico
3,506
168.13
99.0%
Oregon
8,862
223.22
99.6%
Utah
5,474
186.01
99.3%
Washington
13,454
190.52
99.8%
Wyoming
1,343
229.87
98.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOYCE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOYCE as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JOYCE.
The most popular full name is JOYCE Smith.
0.91% of all the people named JOYCE
have this family name.
There are 45105 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOYCE