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Joella

Girl

Meaning of Joella: Hebrew: 'Yahweh is God'

Joella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3412th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2411th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3412

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2411

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,204

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 27 babies1982: 27 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 33 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 41 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 42 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 57 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 52 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 78 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 68 babies2023: 42 babies2024: 48 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Joella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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