Names that mean joy
Joy names include Hebrew Abigail ("my father is joy"), Asher ("happy, blessed") and Isaac ("he laughs"), Latin Felix ("happy, lucky"), Beatrice ("she who makes happy") and Leticia ("joy"), and Bennett, from Latin benedictus, "blessed".
Girl names (14)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail | 'my father's joy' (traditional) | Hebrew | #41 |
| Alaia | joyful (Basque) | Basque | #117 |
| Sunny | sunny, cheerful | English | #390 |
| Joy | joy | English | #419 |
| Felicity | happiness, good fortune | Latin | #473 |
| Beatrice | she who makes happy | Latin | #508 |
| Abby | pet form of Abigail, 'my father's joy' | Hebrew | #731 |
| Aliza | joyful | Hebrew | #675 |
| Lettie | joy, gladness (pet form of Letitia) | Latin | #757 |
| Leticia | "joy, gladness" | Latin | #1,707 |
| Edna | pleasure, delight (Hebrew) | Hebrew | #2,463 |
| Hillary | "cheerful" | Latin | #2,592 |
| Olga | Russian form of Helga; "holy" | Scandinavian | #3,201 |
| Felicia | happiness, good fortune | Latin | #5,607 |
Boy names (6)
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.