Given name
Joely
“a pretty young woman”·“Jehovah is God; God is willing”
Joely is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.” Joely is a variant of Joelle. In Hebrew use, Joelle carries the interpretation “Jehovah is God; God is willing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joely is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.” Joely 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
Joely is a variant of Jolie. An origin associated with Jolie is French. Joely 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joely through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,820
- 0 boys · 1,820 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,081 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,081 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,769 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.
Joely’s family of names
Joely has a related form in Joelle. Joely has a related form in Jolie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joely
- Joely RichardsonBritish actressborn 1965
- Joely FisherAmerican actress (born 1967)
- Joely CollinsCanadian actressborn 1972
- Joely AndrewsBritish footballerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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