Given name & surname
Joya
“a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”
Joya is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joya is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joya is a variant of Joy. An origin associated with Joy is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joya is a variant of Joy. The history of Joy gives this family its wider story. Joy was in use during the 17th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Joya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,796
- 0 boys · 1,796 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,153 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,153 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,679 as a first name in 2020; 3,107 as a surname 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 2
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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