Joela
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning jehovah is god; a form of Joel.
Joela by the numbers
Joela was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from Joel
Like Joela, each of these traces back to Joel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Joeljehovah is god; yahweh is lord2,248 in the US (2017)
- Yoelgod is willing; hebrew form of Joel143 in the US (2017)
- Joellthe lord is god; a form of Joel46 in the US (2017)
- Jueljehovah is god; a modern respelling of Joel40 in the US (2017)
- Jhoelgod is yahweh; a form of Joel5 in the US (2017)
- Gioelegod is my strength; a form of Joel3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Joela. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Joela
Names that are said the same way as Joela, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Joela, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Joela
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