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Joyful Baby Names

61 Joyful names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 61 baby names with a joyful feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.

Joyful Girl Names

Evie#270 in the U.S.Life; living; breath of lifeRosie#283 in the U.S.Little rose; the rose flower, symbol of love and beautyPoppy#292 in the U.S.The poppy flower; from Latin papaverAliza#675 in the U.S.From Hebrew alitz or aliza meaning joyful, cheerful, or full of joy; related to the Hebrew rootJovi#1061 in the U.S.Of Jove (Jupiter); from Latin Jovius (of Jupiter, of the sky father); also used as a short formLeela#1257 in the U.S.Play; divine play; from Sanskrit lila (play, sport, divine play — the universe as God's creativJaylee#1292 in the U.S.Combination of Jay (jaybird or rejoice) and Lee (meadow)Amiya#1413 in the U.S.Boundless joy, delight, nectarBaila#1427 in the U.S.Dance, to dance with joyHania#2236 in the U.S.happiness, blissRaha#2257 in the U.S.rest, ease, comfort, happinessAlizah#2296 in the U.S.joyful, cheerful, merryJolee#2412 in the U.S.pretty, pleasant, joyfulMelodi#3029 in the U.S.Variant of Melody, from Greek 'melodia' (melos = song + aoide = song, ode), meaning a pleasing Farhat#10508 in the U.S.From the Arabic Farhat (Farha), 'joy; happiness; delight; gladness.' Used across Arabic and UrdFeliciana#10510 in the U.S.An elaboration of Felicia, from the Latin felix, 'happy; lucky; fortunate; blessed.' A flowing Freidy#10513 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Frayda/Freida, from the Yiddish freyd, 'joy; gladness.' A warm traditionaGila#10520 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gila (Gilah), 'joy; happiness; rejoicing' (from gil, 'joy'). A warm Israeli virLetizia#10698 in the U.S.The Italian form of Laetitia, from the Latin laetitia ('joy; gladness; happiness'). A warm virtSadiyah#10903 in the U.S.From the Arabic Sa'diyah, related to sa'd, 'good fortune; happiness; blessing.' A warm name wisElilta#11343 in the U.S.From the Amharic and Tigrinya Elilta, tied to a joyful ululation and, in some readings, to earnFara#11392 in the U.S.A form of Farah, from the Arabic for 'joy; happiness; gladness'; also read in Persian contexts Jovita#11548 in the U.S.From the Latin Jovita, feminine of Jovitus, 'joyful' and related to Jove (Jupiter), 'the sky faDelight#12453 in the U.S.A word name from the English delight, 'great pleasure; joy; a source of happiness' (via Old FreEureka#12647 in the U.S.From the Greek heureka, 'I have found it!' — the famous cry attributed to Archimedes, and the mMerveille#12977 in the U.S.From the French merveille, 'a marvel; a wonder' (from the Latin mirabilia, 'wonderful things').Abbygale#13471 in the U.S.A respelling of Abigail, from the Hebrew for 'my father's joy' (av, 'father,' + gil, 'joy; rejoAliyza#13523 in the U.S.Aliyza is a modern respelling of Aliza, a Hebrew girls' name from the root a-l-z, 'to rejoice' Chara#13779 in the U.S.From the Greek chara, 'joy; gladness; delight.' Also the name of a star in the constellation CaFerrah#13986 in the U.S.A respelling of Arabic Farah, 'joy, happiness, delight', also known in the West through the speHilaria#14070 in the U.S.From Latin hilaris, 'cheerful, merry' — the feminine of Hilarius, borne by Saint Hilary of PoitMagizhini#14523 in the U.S.A Tamil name built on the root magizh, 'to be joyful; to delight'. Magizhini names a girl who bSaadiya#14797 in the U.S.From the Arabic Saadiya (Sa'diyya), 'fortunate; blessed; happy' — from the root s-a-d ('good foSekai#14880 in the U.S.From the Shona (Zimbabwe) Sekai, 'laughter; joy' (from seka, 'to laugh'); separately a JapaneseRinna#14938 in the U.S.From the Hebrew rinnah, 'joy; a glad cry; song of praise.' A warm, celebratory virtue name; alsSaeeda#14982 in the U.S.From the Arabic Saeeda (Sa'ida), 'happy; fortunate; blessed,' feminine of Said. A warm virtue nFarheen#15945 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Urdu Farheen, 'joyful; happy; glad; cheerful.' A bright, feeling-rich name commMahiya#16710 in the U.S.A Hindi/Punjabi name meaning 'joy; bliss,' and used affectionately as a term of endearment ('beRinnah#17099 in the U.S.The Hebrew rinnah itself, 'joy; a glad cry; song of praise' — the fuller spelling of Rinna. A wSparkle#17297 in the U.S.From the English word sparkle, 'a small flash of shining light; to glitter and shine.' A joyfulSekhani#17580 in the U.S.From Chichewa (spoken in Malawi and southern Africa), sekani/sekhani, 'laugh; be happy; rejoiceLaticia#17969 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Letitia/Leticia, from the Latin laetitia, 'joy; gladness.' A softened, miAliyzahA modern respelling of Aliza (Alizah), from the Hebrew for 'joyful; joy; merry.' A bright virtu

Joyful Boy Names

Dakari#837 in the U.S.From the Shona language of Zimbabwe, meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'; used as a given name in ZimbSekani#1224 in the U.S.Laughter, joy, one who laughsSuhas#7566 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit 'suhas', 'having a good smile' — from 'su', 'good,' and 'has', 'smile, laughtRonit#10670 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ronit, 'joy; a joyful song; singing' (from ron, 'song; joy'). In Israel it is cAlizah#10954 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Aliza, 'joyful; joy.' It is usually a girl's name; used here for a boy, a crossAyodele#11016 in the U.S.A Yoruba name, Ayodele, 'joy has come home' or 'joy enters the house' (ayo, 'joy' + dele, 'comeAvedis#11039 in the U.S.Avedis (Avetis) is an Armenian name meaning 'good news, glad tidings' (linked to the sense of tAyooluwa#11054 in the U.S.From the Yoruba Ayooluwa, 'joy of God; God's joy' (ayo, 'joy,' + Oluwa, 'God; the Lord') - a naHarsh#11385 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit harsha, 'joy, delight, happiness' — a common and cheerful given name in IndiaKayode#11634 in the U.S.A Yoruba name, 'he brought joy' or 'he brings happiness', celebrating the joy a child brings. ASangwa#12062 in the U.S.From Kinyarwanda, the language of Rwanda, sangwa relates to joy and rejoicing — commonly read aAlaia#12427 in the U.S.From the Basque Alaia, 'joyful; happy,' and also linked to the Arabic for 'exalted; sublime'; fAyobami#12500 in the U.S.Ayobami is a Yoruba name from Nigeria meaning 'joy is with me' or 'my joy has come', built on 'Farhaan#12725 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic Farhan, from farah, 'joy; happiness' — 'happy; joyful; glad.' A brightFikayo#12863 in the U.S.Fikayo is a Yoruba name from Nigeria, generally a short form of names like Oluwafikayomi, meaniYaron#14108 in the U.S.Hebrew, from the root r-n-n ('to sing out, to rejoice') — 'he will sing' or 'he will rejoice'. AriyoA Yoruba name, Ariyo, understood as 'one to rejoice over' or 'a child worth rejoicing in' — a jHallelFrom the Hebrew hallel, 'praise' — the Hallel is a set of psalms of praise sung on Jewish festi

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Popular Joyful baby names include Evie, Rosie, Poppy, Aliza, Dakari, Jovi. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

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