Joella
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning Jehovah is God; feminine form of Joel.
Joella by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Joella. In the US, 74 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 76 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Joel
Like Joella, 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 Joella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Joella
Names that are said the same way as Joella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Joella, 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 Joella
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