Joella Girl

How popular is Joella?

#3,516 girl name in 2025

43 baby girls were named Joella in the US in 2025, making it the 3516th most popular girl name.

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3,167living people named Joella (est.)
42median age of people named Joella
4,204babies named Joella since 1880
1 in 77,101US babies born in 2025

Joella popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,516 for girls (▼ 239 from 2024)
Babies in 202543 girls
10-year trendFalling (-26% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,964 in 2015, #2,631 in 2020
Peak year2016 (78 girls)
Highest rank#738 in 1880
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Joella is most popular

Babies named Joella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 girls)
  3. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Joella by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s11#738
1890s8#1,085
1900s27#1,297
1910s112#1,670
1920s273#1,243
1930s377#1,055
1940s477#988
1950s447#1,360
1960s431#1,312
1970s310#1,952
1980s284#2,246
1990s185#4,301
2000s314#3,644
2010s617#2,385
2020s331#2,579

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Questions

Is Joella a boy or girl name?
Joella is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joella were girls.
How popular is the name Joella?
43 baby girls were named Joella in the US in 2025, making it the 3516th most popular girl name.
When was Joella most popular?
Joella peaked in 2016, when 78 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #738 in 1880.
How many people are named Joella?
4,204 babies have been named Joella in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,167 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
Where is Joella most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Joella was most common in Missouri, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.