girl's name
Joi
- Gender Girl
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,095
Joi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1981, when 164 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Joi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 324 |
| 1960s | 677 |
| 1970s | 858 |
| 1980s | 1,114 |
| 1990s | 925 |
| 2000s | 994 |
| 2010s | 778 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 396 |
How popular is Joi?
In 2025, Joi was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Joi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joi
How popular is the name Joi?
In 2025, Joi was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joi a girl's or a boy's name?
Joi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joi most popular?
Joi peaked in 1981, when 164 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Joi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joi currently ranks #3,288 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.