How Many People Are Named Joella?
An estimated 2,890 people in the United States have the first name Joella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Joella peaked in popularity in 2016 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,890
About 1 in 118,600 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2016
78 births
Total Registered
4,161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joella
Joella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joella as a female name
Ranked #3,295 in 2024
48 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (78 births)
Joella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 617 babies were registered. While Joella is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joella by Decade
How has Joella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joella by State
Birth registrations for Joella span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 34 Joellas were registered per state.
Joella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joella
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joella?
We estimate approximately 2,890 people named Joella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 118,600 Americans share this first name.
Is Joella a common name?
Joella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joella most popular?
Joella reached peak popularity in 2016, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joella is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joella a female name?
Joella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joella Smith, Joella Johnson, Joella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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