Girls' name · since 1971
Joela
Joela has 17 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Joela since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Joela recorded 17 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2017.
- #47,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joela ranks #47,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Joela's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joela's full recorded timeline at 2000, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Joela by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Joela's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Joela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Joela's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Joela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.