girl's name
Joia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 626
Joia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1988, when 40 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Joia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 26 |
| 1980s | 149 |
| 1990s | 95 |
| 2000s | 111 |
| 2010s | 51 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Joia?
In 2025, Joia was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Joia 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 Joia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Joïa | Joïa is a rare spelling of Joia, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 80 times, mostly in France. | 80 |
Names that peaked alongside Joia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joia
How popular is the name Joia?
In 2025, Joia was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Joia a girl's or a boy's name?
Joia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joia most popular?
Joia peaked in 1988, when 40 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Joia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joia currently ranks #2,650 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.