Given name
Joyanna
“a delight; one who brings pleasure to others”
Joyanna is a variant of Joy. One Latin interpretation is “a delight; one who brings pleasure to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joyanna 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
Joyanna 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joyanna 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
Joyanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 772
- 0 boys · 772 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,984 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,984 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 653 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 · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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