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Joella

100% girls · 43 born in 2025

Joella has been given to about 4,204 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,331
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Joella per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 78
  • Born in 202543
  • All time4,204
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Joella?

Its best year was 2016, when 78 babies were given the name, ranking 2401st. The typical living American called Joella is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Joella

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rosella0.76
  2. Novella0.76
  3. Louella0.72
  4. Joelle0.71
  5. Ella0.66
  6. Stella0.66
  7. Bella0.66
  8. Della0.66

Middle names for Joella

Ranked by flow score
  1. Joella Rose0.83
  2. Joella Louise0.83
  3. Joella Pearl0.82
  4. Joella Quinn0.82
  5. Joella Nell0.82
  6. Joella Wren0.81

Sibling names for Joella

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.91
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.88
  3. Merritteither · 0.87
  4. Macbrother · 0.87
  5. Augustineeither · 0.86
  6. Evelinasister · 0.86

Where Joella is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Joella White0.78
    2. Joella Reyes0.78
    3. Joella Nguyen0.78
    4. Joella Moore0.78
    5. Joella Lee0.78
    6. Joella Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Joella

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.