Given name
Joleta
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
Joleta is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joleta is a variant of Julia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joleta is a variant of Julia. An origin associated with Julia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joleta is a variant of Julia. The history of Julia gives this family its wider story. Julia’s historical associations include numerous early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Joleta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 0 boys · 53 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 125 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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