Is Joi a boy or girl name?
Joi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 68 girls and 0 boys were named Joi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,044 US babies named Joi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,584
- Babies named Joi since 1942
- 6,044
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Joi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 324 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 677 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 858 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,114 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 925 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 994 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 777 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 346 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,584 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,473 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,669 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,617 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,297 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,259 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,446 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,528 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,180 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,120 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,245 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,324 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,601 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,854 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,215 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,112 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,203 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,278 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,973 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,863 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,806 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,600 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,564 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,797 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,836 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,572 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,526 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,902 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,373 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,470 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,784 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,790 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,786 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,802 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,428 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,342 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,499 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,326 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,195 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,248 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,046 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 164 | #915 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,044 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,130 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,078 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,070 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,454 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,338 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,213 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,424 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,641 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,552 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,535 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,271 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,355 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,309 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,154 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,416 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,618 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,586 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,681 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,262 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,141 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,163 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,206 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,310 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,605 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,305 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,110 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,387 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,179 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,111 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,947 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,923 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,880 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,992 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,917 |
Highest rank
Joi has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #915 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.