Joy

The name Joy dates back to 1885 on the American female naming charts. By the 1940s, the name was used with solid and respectable moderation. This lasted for several more decades through the 50s, 60s and 70s. In fact, Joy’s peak popularity came in 1974 when she almost (but not quite) landed a spot on the Top 100 list of most favored girl names in the United States (she reached #109 on the charts that year). Joy is a very sweet name that conveys the emotions and values of her parents. Like other virtue names (Grace, Faith, Hope), Joy is transparently obvious and strongly positive in its meaning. We love that Joy is a name that corresponds with the Number Five in numerology – the joy-of-life number – how fitting! It seems that with a name like Joy, your little girl is destined for happiness (if not, then her name will be a source of glaring irony). What more could a parent want than happiness for their child? Because Joy is such a simple, obvious, one-syllable name, many people prefer it as a middle name instead of a first name. Either way, it’s just one of those names that puts a smile on your face – like it or not!