Joyous
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOY-us
- Origin
- English
Joyous is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “full of joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joyous mean?
English: from the English adjective joyous
“full of joy”
A virtue-style name taken directly from the English adjective joyous.
Is Joyous a girl's or a boy's name?
Joyous is a girls' name.
How popular is Joyous in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 7 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Joyous in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joyous in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Nicknames for Joyous
- Joy 84 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Joyous
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Journee, Parker, Palmer, Ellie, Harper, Josie, Bristol, Juniper, Piper, Lily, Luna, Journey
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joyous: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joyous, updated 20 October 2026.