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Joyce
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What Joyce means
- Breton and English from Breton Iudoc 'lord'; later linked with 'joy' debated Christian saint: Saint Judoc (Josse), a Breton hermit
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 320 in France (2019)
- no. 364 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 655 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 685 in Chile (2021)
- no. 1025 in the US (2024)
- no. 1203 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1760 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1930.
Other forms
Josse, Jocelyn
Names with a similar meaning
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Joyce in stories
- Stranger Things: Joyce Byers, Will's fierce mother