girl's name
Joya
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,126
Joya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Joya is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1990, when 43 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Joya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 33 |
| 1950s | 104 |
| 1960s | 197 |
| 1970s | 269 |
| 1980s | 276 |
| 1990s | 287 |
| 2000s | 290 |
| 2010s | 222 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 118 |
How popular is Joya?
In 2025, Joya was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Joya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Joya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Joya in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Slovene
- Nakita
Sibling names for Joya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joya
How popular is the name Joya?
In 2025, Joya was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Joya a girl's or a boy's name?
Joya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joya most popular?
Joya peaked in 1990, when 43 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Joya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joya currently ranks #2,049 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.