Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Joella

#2,760 most common girls' name of all time · #4,716 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,760
Rank overall
#4,716 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
4,204
Since 2016
614
Peak year
2016 #2,386
Best rank
#792 1880
Girls Boys peak 78/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Joella is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 43 — 43 #3,517
2024 48 — 48 #3,278
2023 42 — 42 #3,642
2022 68 — 68 #2,585
2021 66 — 66 #2,609
2020 64 — 64 #2,635
2019 57 — 57 #2,894
2018 73 — 73 #2,438
2017 75 — 75 #2,403
2016 78 — 78 #2,386
2015 58 — 58 #2,966
2014 66 — 66 #2,651
2013 52 — 52 #3,124
2012 55 — 55 #3,041
2011 57 — 57 #2,990
2010 46 — 46 #3,471
2009 42 — 42 #3,738
2008 44 — 44 #3,648
2007 41 — 41 #3,848
2006 33 — 33 #4,364
2005 26 — 26 #4,966
2004 36 — 36 #3,901
2003 22 — 22 #5,424
2002 27 — 27 #4,501
2001 20 — 20 #5,576
2000 23 — 23 #4,989
1999 19 — 19 #5,426
1998 23 — 23 #4,642
1997 11 — 11 #7,753
1996 24 — 24 #4,308
1995 13 — 13 #6,649
1994 12 — 12 #7,111
1993 17 — 17 #5,426
1992 23 — 23 #4,386
1991 21 — 21 #4,657
1990 22 — 22 #4,385
1989 26 — 26 #3,794
1988 26 — 26 #3,591
1987 27 — 27 #3,335
1986 20 — 20 #4,037
1985 25 — 25 #3,425
1984 33 — 33 #2,733
1983 29 — 29 #2,916
1982 27 — 27 #3,179
1981 27 — 27 #3,150
1980 44 — 44 #2,252
1979 33 — 33 #2,677
1978 20 — 20 #3,644
1977 27 — 27 #2,914
1976 18 — 18 #3,682
1975 32 — 32 #2,459
1974 28 — 28 #2,622
1973 38 — 38 #2,094
1972 32 — 32 #2,313
1971 39 — 39 #2,111
1970 43 — 43 #1,958
1969 49 — 49 #1,731
1968 55 — 55 #1,540
1967 33 — 33 #2,042
1966 68 — 68 #1,313
1965 33 — 33 #2,031
1964 39 — 39 #1,895
1963 41 — 41 #1,820
1962 32 — 32 #2,077
1961 42 — 42 #1,772
1960 39 — 39 #1,817
1959 43 — 43 #1,675
1958 39 — 39 #1,737
1957 49 — 49 #1,532
1956 58 — 58 #1,366
1955 54 — 54 #1,361
1954 41 — 41 #1,589
1953 39 — 39 #1,567
1952 44 — 44 #1,458
1951 41 — 41 #1,464
1950 39 — 39 #1,483
1949 37 — 37 #1,516
1948 61 — 61 #1,146
1947 62 — 62 #1,142
1946 48 — 48 #1,243
1945 34 — 34 #1,384
1944 62 — 62 #989
1943 35 — 35 #1,399
1942 46 — 46 #1,167
1941 41 — 41 #1,171
1940 51 — 51 #999
1939 42 — 42 #1,114
1938 46 — 46 #1,058
1937 37 — 37 #1,182
1936 42 — 42 #1,083
1935 38 — 38 #1,138
1934 39 — 39 #1,138
1933 32 — 32 #1,265
1932 32 — 32 #1,294
1931 33 — 33 #1,261
1930 36 — 36 #1,254
1929 36 — 36 #1,244
1928 29 — 29 #1,471
1927 37 — 37 #1,304
1926 25 — 25 #1,674
1925 28 — 28 #1,581
1924 26 — 26 #1,682
1923 20 — 20 #1,950
1922 29 — 29 #1,543
1921 17 — 17 #2,196
1920 26 — 26 #1,631
1919 7 — 7 #3,822
1918 21 — 21 #1,814
1917 15 — 15 #2,210
1916 18 — 18 #1,875
1915 12 — 12 #2,390
1914 8 — 8 #2,643
1913 13 — 13 #1,675
1912 6 — 6 #2,639
1911 6 — 6 #2,197
1910 6 — 6 #2,146
1906 7 — 7 #1,569
1905 9 — 9 #1,310
1903 6 — 6 #1,603
1901 5 — 5 #1,685
1892 8 — 8 #1,097
1882 5 — 5 #932
1880 6 — 6 #792