Joy Names for Girls

There are 10 Joy names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Joy names 1 to 10. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Joy (English and German), Elsa (English, German, and Scandinavian), and Joyce (English). The unusual Joy names are Beatrix (English and German), Laetitia (English and French), Renana (English), Winifred (English, German, and Welsh), Aglaia (English, German, and Russian), and Beulah (English).

Joy names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1941 with 1.470% of baby girls being given Joy names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Joy names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 0.797% with 4 Joy names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Joy names, Abigail (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%.

NAME MATCH:

Joy 521 ... joy ...The boy name Joy is pronounced JHOY ... Joy's language of origin is English ...

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... is my father rejoices, joy of my father ... ; 'giyl' which means joy, rejoice ...

Beatrix ... traveller, pilgrim, ... pilgrim, bringer of joy ...

Laetitia ... joy, happiness ... 'laetitia' meaning joy, happiness ...

Renana ... joy, song ...Renana's meaning is 'joy, song'. ...

Winifred ... blessed reconciliation, ... ; 'wynn' meaning joy ; 'frith' meaning ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aglaia ... brightness, splendor ... and symbolized joy and gratitude ...

Beulah ... she who is married ... as the land of heavenly joy at the end of man's ...

Elsa 745 ... noble maiden; swan; ... Elsa the lioness in the Joy Adamson book Born Free ...

Joyce 837 ... lord ... with the English words 'joy' or 'rejoice' ...