US rank #4907 Girls' name Peak 1969 1,807 births

Joely — #4907 US girls' name

1,807 babies named Joely in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1851970s2141980s631990s2882000s5922010s3432020s122
#4907
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Joely was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

95 babies were named Joely in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joely

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,807 babies named Joely between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joely currently holds the #4907 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 592 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Joely in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joely in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,807 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joely at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,807

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1969

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,907

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
95
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961988197919711967 20

Joely by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
592 births that decade — 33% of Joely's all-time total
1960s1851970s2141980s631990s2882000s5922010s3432020s122

Joely by state

Where Joely concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
169 9.4%
#2 Texas
132 7.3%
#3 New York
86 4.8%
#4 Illinois
19 1.1%
#5 Florida
18 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
10 0.6%
#7 Ohio
6 0.3%
#8 Colorado
5 0.3%
California share of Joely's total US births 9.4%
Even split

169 of 1,807 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Joely appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joely?
1,807 babies have been named Joely since 1967. It currently ranks #4907 among girls. The peak year was 1969 with 95 births.
When was Joely most popular?
Joely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 592 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Joely most popular?
The top states for the name Joely are California (169 births), Texas (132 births), New York (86 births).
How long has the name Joely been used?
Joely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.