Meaning of the nameJoyse
- Female
- Joy-se
Joyse is a spelling of the name Joise.
Meaning
The meaning of Joyse is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,023
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,073
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,819
- people
Joyse in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joyse, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (782 people).
1,995 women 28 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Joyse is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joyse in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 363 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 204 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 168 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 162 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 101 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 95 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 90 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Joyse
It uses the Y of Joyce in place of the I and keeps a single S; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
About the name Joise
Behind the Name records Joice as a Brazilian form of Joyce and Joisse as a variant of Joyce. Joyce comes from the medieval name Josse, derived from Iudocus, a Latinized form of the Breton Judoc, 'lord'. In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Joyce as a variant of Joice, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Joyce among the spelling variants of Joice. The origin of the spellings Joise and Joyse is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,443 people named Joise, with a median age of 26.
Other spellings of Joise
Sources
- Behind the Name: Joyce · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Joice · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Joyce · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joyse
What does the name Joyse mean?
The meaning of Joyse is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joyse in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,023 people with the first name Joyse, which ranks it number 5,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joyse a boy's or a girl's name?
Joyse is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,995 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joyse most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joyse (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joyse?
Joise and Joisse. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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