girl's name
Joella
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,682
Joella is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
Joella over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 8 |
| 1900s | 27 |
| 1910s | 112 |
| 1920s | 273 |
| 1930s | 377 |
| 1940s | 477 |
| 1950s | 447 |
| 1960s | 431 |
| 1970s | 310 |
| 1980s | 284 |
| 1990s | 185 |
| 2000s | 314 |
| 2010s | 617 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 331 |
How popular is Joella?
In 2025, Joella was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Joella is used
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.
How Joella is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Joëlla | Joëlla is a rare spelling of Joella, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Joella
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joella also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joella over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joella
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joella
How popular is the name Joella?
In 2025, Joella was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joella a girl's or a boy's name?
Joella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joella most popular?
Joella peaked in 2016, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Joella a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joella currently ranks #2,694 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.