Given name
Joella
“Jehovah is God; God is willing”
Joella is a variant of Joelle. In Hebrew use, Joelle carries the interpretation “Jehovah is God; God is willing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joella is a variant of Joelle. In Hebrew use, Joelle carries the interpretation “Jehovah is God; God is willing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joella connects to the Joel name family through Joelle. An origin associated with Joel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,204
- 0 boys · 4,204 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,545 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,545 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,103 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joella
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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