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Names meaning "joy" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "joy" — key facts

  • 1,072 names contain the meaning "joy"
  • 240 gender-specific names, plus 111 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "joy" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Joy"

796 girl names with this meaning

#507
American
A modern name combining elements of 'Gail' and 'Lynn', often interpreted as 'joyful' or 'light'.
#507
American
Blissful or joyful, a combination of 'win' and the suffix '-ell'
#514
Arabic
joyful
#518
American
A form of the name 'Kida', possibly meaning 'the one who is loved' or 'the one who brings joy'
#519
American
One who brings joy
#520
English
joyful
#520
Cambodia
Colorful, joyous
#524
Arabic
سُرًى - 'Joy, happiness'
#526
American
Possibly a modern variant of Jazzy, reflecting liveliness and joy.
#536
American
A feminine variation of the name Jiles, modernly associated with joyful or cheerful.
#538
Czech
Means 'the one who brings joy'.
#541
Hebrew
Joyful
#543
American
Joyful spirit
#546
American
Bringer of joy
#547
USA
Joyful friend.
#552
English
Bringer of joy
#560
American
sorrow, joy
#561
Arabic
Euphoria; joy
#568
Mexico
A variant of Alizé, meaning 'noble' or 'joyful'
#572
American
Joyful and happy
#573
American
bringer of joy
#573
American
dream, joy
#574
American
Derived from Leticia, meaning joy or happiness
#579
England
Joyful
#586
Hungary
pleasant, joyful
#592
American
derived from 'lark', symbolizing joy and happiness
#598
American
a variation of Kayana, often interpreted as 'the one who brings joy' or 'a modern creation'
#598
American
Bringer of joy
#599
American
Joyful or good-natured
#600
USA
One who brings joy.
#601
Nigeria
Joy has multiplied; happiness increases
#602
American
Cheerful, joyous
#604
American
Father's joy
#614
American
blessed, joyful
#624
Africa
Joyful
#626
Yiddish-speaking communities
Joy
#627
USA
Joyful and lively
#630
Russia
joyful, happy
#630
American
Derived from the Latin 'Laetitia', meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'.
#633
American
God's promise; joyful.
#633
American
the one who brings joy
#635
American
One who brings joy
#636
American
Joyful
#636
English
a modern variant of the name Julie or variation of the word joyous
#637
English
joyful, full of joy
#638
American
Derived from Arabic roots meaning 'delight' or 'sweetness.', and often used to express joy.
#639
American
Winning, joyful
#650
Hebrew
To be joyful, happiness
#651
Israel↑ Rising
God is my joy
#652
American
one who brings joy
#656
Arabic
One who brings happiness or joy
#660
African
The one who brings joy
#662
American
Joyful, happy
#677
Latin
derived from 'Lacia', meaning cheerful or joyful
#678
American
Joyful Song
#685
American
My father's joy
#686
American
The father's joy
#693
Hebrew
my father's joy
#693
American
the joy of life
#696
American
Joyful Mary
#706
American
A variation of Abigail, which means 'my father is joy'.
#707
American
Joyful, happy
#708
Spain
he who brings joy
#709
Spanish
joyful
#710
Greek
joy, happiness
#710
American
Joy or happiness
#711
Japan
Joyful child (和子)
#715
American
The one who brings joy
#719
Germanic
bringer of joy
#722
Arabic
نايا (Nayah) gives connotations of being a joyful and happy person.
#722
American
Joyful
#730
Hebrew
Joyful or to rejoice
#733
African
One who brings joy
#736
American
Joyful
#742
Nigeria
She brings joy
#742
American
The name Tejuana is often interpreted as 'the one who brings joy'.
#745
USA
A form of the name Gelsey that may have derived from the Hebrew word for joy.
#748
American
month of April and joy
#750
American
A joyful or enthusiastic one
#756
American
Joyful
#758
Nigeria
A source of joy
#759
American
Joyful
#760
Nigeria
God has brought joy
#761
American
joyful, song, and song of happiness.
#764
American
Joyful
#764
American
Joyful or blessed
#767
Nigeria
One who brings joy or happiness.
#768
Slavic
cheerful, joyful
#768
Arabic
joy, happiness
#769
American
the one who brings joy
#770
Hebrew
my father is joyful
#770
American
Joyful
#771
Spain
Bringer of joy
#773
Hebrew
a song or a joyful melody
#774
Spain
joyful
#776
Portuguese-speaking countries
a variant of 'bea', meaning 'bringer of joy'
#776
American
To sing with joy
#778
English
Joyful gift
#782
Arab countries
The one who brings joy
#784
Arabic
the joyous or the happy
#786
American
A form of the name 'Ronnit', meaning 'Joyful song'
#788
American
A form of Latisha, meaning 'joyful' or 'happy'
#791
American
a joyous song
#793
American
Joyful; happy
#793
American
a modern American variant of the name Tisha, which is considered to mean 'joy' or 'happy'
#794
Spain
The one who brings joy
#800
Arabic
Joyful
#801
English
Joy
#803
Arabic↑ Rising
In Arabic, it means 'companion in evening talk' or 'entertaining companion'; in Persian, it often signifies 'joyful' or
#804
Arab countries
Joyful, happy
#805
American
merry, joyful
#811
American
Joyous song
#812
Nigeria
God has given me joy and wealth.
#817
American
A combination of the names Jalisa and Lisa, suggesting 'a joyful or pleasant one'.
#818
Latin
Joyful
#821
Spain
derived from Hebrew, meaning 'God is my joy'
#822
American
joyful
#823
English
Joyous or blessed
#834
American
This name may be a variant of Jocelyn, which means 'joyous' or 'a member of the Gauts
#846
Hebrew
my father is joyful

Boy Names Meaning "Joy"

165 boy names with this meaning

#515
Arabic
he who brings joy
#538
American
to bring joy or happiness
#542
South Korea
Junhee can mean 'talented and joyful', or 'handsome and elegant', depending on the hanja (Chinese characters used in the
#543
American
the one who brings joy
#543
India
to be filled with joy
#544
American
The bliss or joy of giving
#558
African
Joy
#591
Turkey
Happy; joyful
#598
American
The one who is considered wonderful or who brings joy.
#625
American
Derived from ‘Jovi’ meaning 'joyful' or 'cheerful'.
#626
Albania
One who is cheerful and joyful.
#641
Arabic
Meaning 'pleasant' or 'joyful'.
#661
English
Happiness; joy
#678
Nigeria
God has added joy
#702
American
a form of joy
#713
Hebrew
God has answered; joy has arrived
#716
Greece
Χαρίλαος; (Charilaos) - Joyful grace.
#744
Sanskrit
God's joy; bliss of God
#750
Nigeria
God has brought my joy.
#763
American
to express joy or happiness
#765
Spain
one who bears joy, brings happiness
#781
Chinese
healthy and joyful
#792
American
Happiness; joy
#804
China
Joyful, lively
#824
Albania
the one who brings joy
#827
India
ডোয়েল - a musical note, expresses joy
#830
Greece
Joy
#842
American
One who brings joy
#850
Arab countries
one who brings joy
#906
Hebrew
My song; song of joy
#916
India
joy, happiness, delight
#924
Serbia
Joyful
#931
India
Joyful
#933
Arabic
happy, joyous.
#937
Spanish
Derived from 'gaudens', meaning joyful or rejoicing.
#956
India
One who brings joy
#976
English
a joyful heart
#978
India
one who is full of joy
#1010
American
Joy or happiness
#1012
American
to spread joy
#1046
American
the one who brings joy
#1078
Nigeria
God has brought joy/into my life
#1094
Cambodia
man who is joyful or happy
#1100
Nigeria
God has brought me joy
#1116
India
joyful, one who is happy
#1124
American
Joyful
#1126
Nigeria
Joy in the world
#1130
Nigeria
gives joy
#1140
English
joyful
#1140
Finland
The one who is joyful or happy
#1203
India
joyful, one who brings happiness
#1215
English
a form of happiness or joy
#1216
American
A variant of Elden or a combination of 'eld', meaning 'old' or 'wise', and 'wyn', meaning 'joy'.
#1256
Hebrew
Joyful
#1276
USA
variant of 'Ron', which means 'song' or 'joy' in Hebrew
#1296
American
Derived as a variation of 'Jouce', meaning 'to rejoice' or 'joyful'.
#1298
India
joyful
#1340
American
Derived from 'Jay' and 'Hayden', symbolizing joy and a place in the hay.
#1366
India
bringer of joy
#1380
Nigeria
Bringer of wealth and joy
#1402
Hebrew
delight or joy
#1430
American
Joyful; derived from the root word 'jovial'.
#1439
American
A modern name, possibly derived from 'Jay' and 'Hayden', symbolizing joy and a valley.
#1508
African
to bring joy
#1538
England
joyful stone
#1560
Arabic
the one who brings joy or happiness
#1580
American
Bringing joy, or one who is vibrant
#1621
American
Joyful or cheerful
#1633
Slavic countries
happy glory or joyful glory
#1644
American
the one who brings joy
#1652
African
He who brings joy; the joyful one.
#1655
American
to rejoice; to be joyful
#1661
Nigeria
God has brought joy
#1667
Arabic
pleasure or enjoyment
#1670
Hindu Culture
One who brings joy
#1696
Nigeria
Bringer of joy
#1708
American
A friend of joy or happiness
#1712
American
land of joy
#1738
Israel
my song, my joy
#1739
Armenia
To bring joy or happiness
#1749
Arabic
Joy
#1779
India
joyful, happy, cheerful
#1836
Arabic
the one who brings joy
#1851
Ethiopia
one who brings joy
#1862
Israel↑ Rising
רונן - meaning 'joyful song' or 'to sing'.
#1870
American
A modern invented name, often reflecting joy or happiness.
#1879
American
A name meaning 'to be joyful' in German.
#1880
American
A modern name possibly derived from blends of 'Rae' and 'Sean', symbolizing joy.
#1928
English
A person who brings happiness, joyful one
#1942
India
joyful
#1956
Arabic
he who brings joy
#1957
Hebrew
To exalt, a joyful name associated with happiness.
#3101
Hebrew↑ Rising
Joyful song
#4796
Middle Eastern countries↑ Rising
to bring joy
#4866
Nigeria↑ Rising
joy; happiness
#4968
American↑ Rising
One who enjoys or a joiner
#5061
Chinese
to be joyful, to be pleased
#5567
China
can signify 'victorious, joyful' depending on the characters used.
#5850
USA↑ Rising
The one who brings joy
#7028
Persia
happy, joyous, prosperous
#7064
Hebrew
The lord is my joy
#7085
Latin
Joyful
#7247
Colombia↑ Rising
the one who brings joy
#8148
India
joyful
#8245
Basque Country
Happiness or joy
#8548
Sanskrit
joyful, happiness
#8553
American↑ Rising
A diminutive of the name Jocelyn, meaning 'joyous' or 'merry'.
#8759
Czech Republic
happy, joyful
#9346
Arabic
one who brings joy
#9414
Hebrew
My song or my joy
#9525
India
one who is joyous.
#9533
Slavic countries↑ Rising
joyful
#9546
Hebrew
רן (Renan) - Joyful song, in celebration
#9693
American↑ Rising
Joyful Stone
Chinese
bright, joyful.
Persia (Iran)
the one who brings joy
Nigeria↑ Rising
God has brought joy to me
Hebrew
to bring joy
American
Bringer of joy
Ghana↑ Rising
one who brings joy

Unisex Names Meaning "Joy"

111 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#120
Basque Country↑ Rising
Joyful, happy; a cheerful spirit.
#398
United Kingdom
joyful stone
#513
American
A place of peace and joy, often seen as the eternal home for the righteous.
#527
India
Bliss, joy, happiness
#545
American
Joyful song
#553
American
Joyful, full of joy
#587
American↑ Rising
Joyful; cheerful; lively
#588
Arabic
comfort, joy
#608
Hebrew
my father is joy
#630
American
A modern invented name, possibly derived from 'Joy', meaning happiness or delight.
#645
English
my father is joyful
#661
Hebrew
joyful, happy
#671
English
A form of Abigail, meaning 'my father is joy'.
#680
USA↑ Rising
Bringer of joy
#682
Hebrew
to be joyful
#702
Chinese
Joy, harmony, or a term related to good fortune.
#726
American
Cheerful or joyful
#744
Israel
joy; song
#747
African
In some African cultures, it could mean 'joy' or 'happiness'.
#780
Nigeria
My joy is enough
#816
Nigeria
a child brings joy
#822
Hebrew
Joyful song
#833
Ethiopia
to be joyful
#844
American
A joyful spirit
#949
English
the one who brings joy
#957
American
the one who brings joy
#964
English
Joyful, Father’s joy
#1068
USA
father’s joy
#1068
Persian
Red; aspect of beauty and a name representing joy
#1073
American
A modern variant of the name Jocelyn, meaning 'little Goth' or 'joyous'.
#1080
English
song or poem of joy
#1117
American
A feminine form of the name Joslin, meaning 'little God' or 'joyful'.
#1144
Nigeria
Joy has come again from wealth
#1159
Persian
Good news, joyous
#1162
American
A person who brings joy
#1165
Nigeria
God has brought me this joy; God's joy is what I bring
#1172
Latin↑ Rising
joyful, cheerful
#1199
Hebrew
Joy; happiness
#1202
American
Joyful, happy
#1230
American
joyful song
#1290
English
meaning 'joyful' or 'rejoicer'
#1290
American
A variant form of the name 'Rena,' often meaning 'joy' or 'song' from Hebrew origins.
#1337
English
joyful
#1340
English
Joyful or happy.
#1341
English
a variant of the name Tatum, meaning 'cheerful' or 'bringer of joy'
#1348
English
Joyful
#1401
English
Joyful peace
#1457
Nigeria
God's joy is rising
#1477
France
Joy
#1481
English
derived from the name Lettice, meaning 'joyful' or 'happy'
#1487
Punjabi
Joyful heart
#1504
USA
A joyful songbird
#1509
Hebrew
God is my joy
#1541
Hebrew
my father is joyful
#1551
Nigeria
mine is joy
#1581
Nigeria
Joy arrives
#1610
South Africa
Meaning 'joy' or 'song'.
#1642
American
the one who is always lively and joyful
#1648
Nigeria
the joy of God
#1655
Hebrew
joyful song
#1661
English
Joyful or merry
#1666
Hebrew
Joy, happiness.
#1716
English
Joyful, happy.
#1743
Hebrew
Joyful
#1780
Israel
my joy
#1781
American
Joy
#1794
Mexico
A variant of 'Leticia', meaning 'happiness' or 'joy'
#1796
American
a joyful or playful person
#1812
Arabic
a name meaning 'delight' or 'joy'
#1821
American
Joyful
#1830
Nigeria
joy has come home
#1860
American
a song of joy
#1867
American↑ Rising
joy, bliss, or victory
#1885
Africa
One who brings joy
#1905
English
Joyful, merry
#1907
France
a variant of the name 'Carole', meaning song or joy
#1936
English
joyful
#1956
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the one who brings joy
#1962
American
a blend of Gay and Lynn, meaning 'joyful' and 'lake'
#1963
American
Joyful or cheerful
#1978
English↑ Rising
Derived from 'sun', meaning radiant or joyful
#1987
China
a sound of surprise or joy
#2061
American↑ Rising
Joy, happiness
#2130
Slavic regions↑ Rising
Bringer of joy
#2158
English↑ Rising
delight, joy
#2315
Arabic
آزية - meaning 'a comfort or joyful person'
#2635
Arabic↑ Rising
A name of Arabic origin meaning 'delight' or 'joy'.
#3367
Arabic
a joyous or happy one
#3695
American↑ Rising
Small, joyful song
#4006
Nigeria
My joy has come
#4522
American
A modern name often thought to be a combination of Jay and Lynn, it signifies a joyful and delicate nature.
#4948
Nigeria↑ Rising
My joy has come from God
#5890
English
A combination of Tilly and Ian, meaning joy and God is gracious, respectively.
#6486
American↑ Rising
Signifying 'joy' or 'friend'.
#6565
Japan↑ Rising
A joyful place
#6892
American
A variant of the name Tatum, which means 'cheerful' or 'bringer of joy'
#7271
China
happy, joyful (怡) or to be calm (仪)
#7909
English↑ Rising
joyful, cheerful
#8113
English↑ Rising
bringer of joy
#8265
Hebrew↑ Rising
the month of Adar in the Hebrew calendar, associated with joy
#8454
American
joyful
#8827
Turkey↑ Rising
the name signifies a kind of flower or a type of joyous spirit
#8869
Hebrew
means 'my joy' or 'song'
#8994
Nigeria
joy has added to my wealth
#9640
India↑ Rising
brightness, joyfulness
Korea
Stream, joy
India
one who is friendly or joyful
American
Joyful or joyous
Nigeria↑ Rising
Joy is from God
American
happiness, joy
American
a variant of 'Jaylin' or 'Jailyn', meaning 'to be full of energy' or 'joyful'

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