Girls' name · since 1880
Joella
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 4,204 babies named Joella, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,204
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joella currently ranks #3517 among girls' names in America, with 4,204 babies recorded since 1880.
Joella has 4,204 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3517 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,517 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,204 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joella ranks #2,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,517 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,204 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,517 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,204
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joella's 4,204 recorded births place it above 96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joella compares
4,204 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joella's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joella's full recorded timeline at 1964, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Joella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (617 births, 15% of the file).
2010s was Joella's strongest decade.
617 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Joella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s 112
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
273 births
- 1930s
1930s
377 births
- 1940s
1940s
477 births
- 1950s
1950s
447 births
- 1960s
1960s
431 births
- 1970s
1970s
310 births
- 1980s
1980s
284 births
- 1990s 185
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
314 births
- 2010s
2010s
617 births
- 2020s
2020s
331 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 617 births (15% of all-time use).
How Joella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joella's total volume
Joella by state
Where Joella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 133 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 111 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 60 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 46 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 38 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 28 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 27 | 0.6% |
133 of 4,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Joella appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joella's data
- Joella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (617 total births) through the 2020s (331) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Joellas (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Joella 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.