Last Name JOY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JOY is ranked as the 1843rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 21,768.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 6.83 people named JOY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 89% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named JOY is 15,037, the rank is 2,607 and the proportion per 100k Americans named JOY is 4.72.

Last Names JOY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 21,768 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,843
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 6.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,037
  • National Rank 2,607
  • Proportion/100k 4.72

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOY is 82.8% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 8.7% Black, 4.4% 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 JOY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name JOY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name JOY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.8% 63.9% 18.9%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 8.7% 12.3% -3.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.4% 4.9% -0.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JOY is California where 2,339 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JOY, as 29.1 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Maine 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names JOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 921 7.15 99.2% Indiana 440 6.66 97.9% Iowa 174 5.61 96.3% Kansas 260 8.96 97.0% Michigan 470 4.74 98.7% Minnesota 295 5.4 98.1% Missouri 186 6.22 93.4% Nebraska 276 14.67 98.1% North Dakota 16 2.17 52.6% Ohio 916 7.9 99.0% South Dakota 53 6.22 85.5% Wisconsin 308 5.35 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 921 7.15 99.2%
Indiana 440 6.66 97.9%
Iowa 174 5.61 96.3%
Kansas 260 8.96 97.0%
Michigan 470 4.74 98.7%
Minnesota 295 5.4 98.1%
Missouri 186 6.22 93.4%
Nebraska 276 14.67 98.1%
North Dakota 16 2.17 52.6%
Ohio 916 7.9 99.0%
South Dakota 53 6.22 85.5%
Wisconsin 308 5.35 98.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names JOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 175 23.78 97.1% Arizona 550 8.17 98.7% California 2,339 6.03 99.4% Colorado 439 8.2 98.6% Hawaii 187 13.15 97.7% Idaho 70 4.3 90.6% Montana 118 11.5 96.3% Nevada 147 5.17 96.4% New Mexico 197 9.45 96.6% Oregon 526 13.25 98.9% Utah 207 7.04 94.8% Washington 818 11.59 99.3% Wyoming 75 12.77 93.7%

West States
State stats for the first name JOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 175 23.78 97.1%
Arizona 550 8.17 98.7%
California 2,339 6.03 99.4%
Colorado 439 8.2 98.6%
Hawaii 187 13.15 97.7%
Idaho 70 4.3 90.6%
Montana 118 11.5 96.3%
Nevada 147 5.17 96.4%
New Mexico 197 9.45 96.6%
Oregon 526 13.25 98.9%
Utah 207 7.04 94.8%
Washington 818 11.59 99.3%
Wyoming 75 12.77 93.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names JOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 242 6.72 97.8% Maine 387 29.1 97.8% Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8% New Hampshire 215 16.2 97.2% New Jersey 469 5.25 98.5% New York 1,862 9.43 99.6% Pennsylvania 731 5.72 98.9% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.7% Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 242 6.72 97.8%
Maine 387 29.1 97.8%
Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8%
New Hampshire 215 16.2 97.2%
New Jersey 469 5.25 98.5%
New York 1,862 9.43 99.6%
Pennsylvania 731 5.72 98.9%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.7%
Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names JOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 149 3.08 92.8% Arkansas 103 3.46 91.3% Delaware 39 4.18 92.9% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.4% Florida 1,395 7.01 99.5% Georgia 513 5.08 97.9% Kentucky 110 2.5 90.6% Louisiana 134 2.88 91.6% Maryland 955 15.98 99.4% Mississippi 186 6.22 93.4% North Carolina 450 4.52 97.9% Oklahoma 313 8.08 96.7% South Carolina 518 10.72 97.9% Tennessee 645 9.85 98.2% Texas 1,487 5.52 99.0% Virginia 426 5.11 98.0% West Virginia 218 11.79 94.6%

South States
State stats for the first name JOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 149 3.08 92.8%
Arkansas 103 3.46 91.3%
Delaware 39 4.18 92.9%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.4%
Florida 1,395 7.01 99.5%
Georgia 513 5.08 97.9%
Kentucky 110 2.5 90.6%
Louisiana 134 2.88 91.6%
Maryland 955 15.98 99.4%
Mississippi 186 6.22 93.4%
North Carolina 450 4.52 97.9%
Oklahoma 313 8.08 96.7%
South Carolina 518 10.72 97.9%
Tennessee 645 9.85 98.2%
Texas 1,487 5.52 99.0%
Virginia 426 5.11 98.0%
West Virginia 218 11.79 94.6%
 

Full Names with JOY as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOY as a last 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 JOY.

The most popular full name is James JOY. 2.82% of all the people named JOY have this given name.

There are 1280 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James JOY 2.82%
2 John JOY 1.83%
3 David JOY 1.58%
4 Michael JOY 1.58%
5 Robert JOY 1.32%
6 Joseph JOY 1.30%
7 Mary JOY 1.26%
8 Charles JOY 1.11%
9 Richard JOY 1.11%
10 William JOY 1.00%
11 Daniel JOY 0.94%
12 Linda JOY 0.90%
13 Thomas JOY 0.83%
14 Barbara JOY 0.79%
15 Donald JOY 0.75%
16 Patricia JOY 0.75%
17 Christopher JOY 0.70%
18 Jennifer JOY 0.68%
19 Joyce JOY 0.55%
20 Nancy JOY 0.53%

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