Total births
488
Girls' name · since 1968
Joia
488 babies named Joia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11312
- among girls today
- 488
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
488 babies have been named Joia since 1968, making it today's #11312 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joia has been recorded 488 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #11312 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #11312 among girls today
- 488 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Joia is currently the #11312 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 488 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11312
- among girls today
- 488
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Joia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11312
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
1980s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Joia was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
40 babies were named Joia in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
How Joia compares
488 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,726 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
Joia's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 488 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 48 | 19,840 |
Joia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1988
Current rank
#11,312
Active since
1968
Joia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Joia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Joia's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Joia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 149 births (31% of all-time use).
Joia by state
Where Joia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joia? ▼
488 babies have been named Joia since 1968. It currently ranks #11312 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 40 births.
When was Joia most popular? ▼
Joia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Joia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Joia are Florida (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Joia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Joia since 1968 -- 58 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Joia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joi, Joie, Joice, Joiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Joia's data
- Joia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Joias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Joia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joia: #11312 Girls' Name - 488 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Joia 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 June 2026.