Joy dog name
We found 354 dogs named Joy in the public pet registers of 17 places. Combining all places, Joy is the #397 dog name. 80% of dogs named Joy are female.
🐱 Joy is also a cat name (#697 for cats, 13 cats).
Joy as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #561 of 51,228 | 115 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #391 of 34,500 | 142 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #330 of 10,500 | 24 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #333 of 8,191 | 12 | 2026 |
| Cambridge United States | #671 of 4,375 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #943 of 4,602 | 2 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #39 of 5,788 | 18 | 2025 |
| Laval Canada | #433 of 2,965 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #390 of 2,906 | 3 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #36 of 3,446 | 13 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #195 of 2,588 | 5 | 2025 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #112 of 1,965 | 6 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Joy. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
240 female and 59 male dogs named Joy, in the places that record sex.
Joy over the years
Dogs named Joy per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Joy
Compared to all dogs, Joy is especially common among Pomeranians (2.4×) and Golden Retrievers (2.1×).
Based on 260 dogs named Joy with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Joy
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Joy as a baby name
Joy was the #419 girls' name in the US in 2025 (747 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #94 for girls in France, #196 for girls in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy), #250 for girls in Netherlands and #257 for girls in Switzerland. See Joy as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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