girl's name
Joplin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 366
Joplin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Joplin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 101 |
How popular is Joplin?
In 2025, Joplin was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Joplin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joplin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joplin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joplin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joplin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joplin
How popular is the name Joplin?
In 2025, Joplin was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Joplin a girl's or a boy's name?
Joplin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Joplin?
Joplin has 2 syllables.
When was Joplin most popular?
Joplin peaked in 2019, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Joplin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joplin currently ranks #6,520 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.