Is Joya a boy or girl name?

Joya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,796 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Joya

Recorded 1942–2025 · United States

Joya was most popular in 1990, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,356 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,796 people named Joya.

Joya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joya’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,796 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joya

Where Joya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org