Joely
Joely was the 8081st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1145th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,050 places. More babies were named Joely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,081 girls, down 2,995 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196995 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,820babies recorded
Joely popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,081 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,086 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,660 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,444 | 63 |
| 1990 | #12,011 | 6 |
| 1980 | #11,051 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,727 | 53 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joely, counting every spelling?
Joely is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joely | 13 | #8,081 | 110 |
| Joellie | 11 | #9,137 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Joely?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joely (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joely 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joely?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Joely are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 34. That makes Joely mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Joely by state
How common Joely was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
These names rose and fell in step with Joely: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joely, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joely
How popular is the name Joely?
Joely was the 8081st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1145th with 95 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,050 places. More babies were named Joely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Joely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joely in the US.
Where is Joely most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joely was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).