Joli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- zho-LEE
- Origin
- French
Joli is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “pretty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joli mean?
French: spelling of Jolie; French word
“pretty”
Meaning borrowed from Jolie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Joli a girl's or a boy's name?
Joli is a girls' name.
How popular is Joli in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Joli in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 30 | #2,477 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,058 |
| 1968 | 25 | #2,482 |
| 1967 | 22 | #2,632 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 18 | #2,937 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 9 | #4,160 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 17 | #2,694 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
Names like Joli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amy, Heidi, Jasmine, Paris, Mia, Jordan, Angel, Jenna, Noemi, Ana, Araceli, Nicole
Names related to Joli
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
Sources
Figures from 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, “Joli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joli, updated 20 October 2026.