Joella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- joh-EL-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,516 for girls
Joella is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord is God”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 3,516th for girls in the US (43 babies).
What does Joella mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Joel
“the Lord is God”
A feminine form of Joel, the name of an Old Testament prophet; it can also be read as Jo plus Ella.
Is Joella a girl's or a boy's name?
Joella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 43 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 106% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Joella, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Joella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Joella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Joella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,516among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 43 girls in the US were named Joella, making it the 3,516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 78 girls.
Half of all the girls named Joella in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3,516 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3,277 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2,579 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,891 |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,438 |
| 2017 | 75 | #2,401 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2,385 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,964 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,646 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3,469 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 33 | #2,729 |
| 1983 | 29 | #2,909 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 33 | #2,671 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 38 | #2,094 |
| 1972 | 32 | #2,311 |
| 1971 | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,952 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,728 |
| 1968 | 55 | #1,539 |
| 1967 | 33 | #2,039 |
| 1966 | 68 | #1,312 |
| 1965 | 33 | #2,031 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,891 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,814 |
| 1962 | 32 | #2,072 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,767 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,810 |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,671 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,732 |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,530 |
| 1956 | 58 | #1,364 |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,360 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,584 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,564 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,453 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,461 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,473 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,511 |
| 1948 | 61 | #1,143 |
| 1947 | 62 | #1,140 |
| 1946 | 48 | #1,238 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,373 |
| 1944 | 62 | #988 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,394 |
| 1942 | 46 | #1,162 |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,166 |
| 1940 | 51 | #997 |
| 1939 | 42 | #1,102 |
| 1938 | 46 | #1,055 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,180 |
| 1936 | 42 | #1,081 |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,135 |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,133 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,262 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,293 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,258 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,251 |
| 1929 | 36 | #1,243 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,468 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,303 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,575 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,679 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,944 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,195 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,626 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,805 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,203 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,867 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,383 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,637 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,670 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,553 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,678 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,085 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
Nicknames for Joella
Names like Joella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ava Eliza Aurora Isabella Athena Elisa Lyla Eva Fatima Delilah Elena Jessica
Names related to Joella
Joelle Joely Joelie Joellie Joelly Joeli Jolea Joelee Joyelle
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joella, updated 20 October 2026.