Meaning and Origin of the Name Joy

The name Joy is a name for girls that has English origins. The meaning of Joy is a delight or great happiness.

Popularity

Although the name Joy reached its peak in 1974 when it reached 109th on the popular names chart. Today the popularity of Joy has decreased but, the name still manages to hold a place at number 336th on the list.

Unfortunately, in England in 2017 Joy was not in the top 100 baby girls’ names.

Famous people with the name Joy

When it comes to the name Joy there are three that come to mind; Joy Page, Joy Behar as well as Joy Harmon:

• Joy Page born on November 9th 1924 was an American actress that became known for her part as the Bulgarian refugee Anina Brandel in the 1942 American classic Casablanca. Joy Page also had roles in Kismet, Man-Eater of Humaon, Bullfighter and the lady, Conquest of Cochise, Fighter Attack, The Shrike and Tonka. She passed away on April 18, 2008.
• Joy Behar is an American actress, comedian and writer. Currently, she co-hosts the daytime talk show the view on ABC. From 2009-2011 she was the host of the HLN show The Joy Behar Show, she hosted Joy: Say Anything on Current T.V. Her latest late-night talk show on TLC in 2015 was titled Late Night Joy.
• Joy Harmon was born on May 1st 1940 an is a former American actress. She is best known for her role in the films Village of the Giants, Cool Hand Luke and for her part in the television show The Beverly Hillbillies as Kitty.

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