Feminine dossier · first seen 1967
Joely
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1969
Peak era
1969
Peak births
95
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Joely
How many people are named Joely?
An estimated 1,749 living Americans are named Joely.
How rare is Joely?
Joely is very rare among babies today, with 13 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.3% from its 1969 peak.
How old is the typical Joely?
The median age of a living American named Joely is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 33 years old.
Is Joely still popular?
Not especially. Joely has been declining since its 1969 peak and registered 13 births in 2025.
Where is Joely most common?
Joely has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.
1967Peak 19692025
Peak year
1969
Decline from peak
86.3%
2025
13
All-time
1,820
Where it lives now
Joely is most concentrated in New York — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Joely is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.