Fun Facts About the Name Joia
- 488 babies named Joia: U.S. records list 488 babies given the name Joia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Joia Mean?
Joia is a feminine given name. In Portuguese and Catalan, joia means "jewel" or "piece of jewelry." The word comes from Old French joie ("joy"), from Latin gaudia, the plural of gaudium. The "jewel" sense developed in the Iberian languages from that older sense of joy, so the literal meaning of the common noun is "jewel," while its etymological root means "joy." In English use, Joia is also treated as a variant spelling of Joy or Joya, where the intended meaning is "joy." The Portuguese/Catalan word and the English name share an ultimate root, but they are separate naming traditions.
Joia Name History & Origins
The word joia entered Portuguese and Catalan from Old French joie, which meant "joy" and comes from Latin gaudia. In Portuguese, the noun was written jóia with an acute accent until the spelling reforms of the late 20th and early 21st centuries; the modern form is joia. As a given name, Joia can be a word name taken directly from that noun in Portuguese-speaking places. In English, Joia appears as a feminine name, sometimes used as a variant of Joy or Joya. Spanish has the related spelling joya. The English name is not an Old English inheritance; its use rests on the Portuguese/Catalan word or on the Joy/Joya tradition.
How Popular is the Name Joia?
Joia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1988. Its best rank was #2,591 in 1987.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,138 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,541 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,673 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #12,825 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,579 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,547 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #16,646 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,064 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,544 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,346 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,440 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,530 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #18,084 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,056 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,034 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,050 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #12,096 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,762 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,264 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,820 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #7,223 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,686 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #6,070 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #7,950 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #9,651 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,009 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #6,902 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #12,453 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,158 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,090 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #10,982 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,241 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,542 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,718 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #2,669 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #2,591 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #3,687 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #9,838 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,635 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,591 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #11,206 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,494 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #8,407 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #8,997 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #7,161 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #7,485 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Joia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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