Joella
Joella was the 3545th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2016 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 563 places. More babies were named Joella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,545 girls, down 900 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201678 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,204babies recorded
Joella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,545 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,645 | 64 |
| 2010 | #3,487 | 46 |
| 2000 | #5,057 | 23 |
| 1990 | #4,431 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,259 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,969 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,822 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,484 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,003 | 51 |
| 1930 | #1,264 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,639 | 26 |
| 1910 | #2,280 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #792 | 6 |
How popular is Joella, counting every spelling?
Joella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joella?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joella (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joella?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Joella are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 13 and 65. That makes Joella mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joella by state
How common Joella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Joella
How popular is the name Joella?
Joella was the 3545th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2016 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 563 places. More babies were named Joella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joella in the US.
Where is Joella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joella was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Ohio.