Joely
Girl · JOH-lee · Hebrew
Joely is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord is God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Joely mean?
Hebrew: feminine form of Joel
“the Lord is God”
Joel is the name of an Old Testament prophet whose book is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
- Say it
- JOH-lee
Is Joely a girl's or a boy's name?
Joely is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joely in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Joely, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2001, with 50 girls.
Half of all the girls named Joely in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Joely in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 27 | #1,087 |
| 2005 | 30 | #968 |
| 2004 | 28 | #990 |
| 2003 | 39 | #749 |
| 2002 | 48 | #629 |
| 2001 | 50 | #604 |
| 2000 | 34 | #755 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 28 | #870 |
| 1996 | 27 | #878 |
How popular is Joely in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Joely, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 1969, with 95 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
2025 had fewer girls named Joely than any year since 1994.
Half of all the girls named Joely in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 113 girls in the US were given Joely or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,559, up from #7,883 for this spelling alone.
Joely in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4,065 |
| 2016 | 30 | #4,631 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,988 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3,623 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,718 |
| 2007 | 73 | #2,541 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2,579 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2004 | 66 | #2,523 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 42 | #3,279 |
| 2001 | 67 | #2,356 |
| 2000 | 63 | #2,422 |
| 1999 | 64 | #2,304 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 69 | #2,042 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,710 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,730 |
| 1970 | 53 | #1,719 |
| 1969 | 95 | #1,139 |
| 1968 | 70 | #1,324 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
Nicknames for Joely
Names like Joely
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