Names that mean joy
23 first names whose etymology includes “joy” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Abigail, Beatrice, Alaia, Farah. For boys: Felix, Tate, Anand, Gill.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail | girls | Hebrew | “abigail”, “my father's joy” | #171 (2025) |
| Felix | boys | Latin | “happy”, “lucky” | #59 (2025) |
| Beatrice | girls | Latin | “she who makes happy”, “female wayfarer” | #121 (2025) |
| Tate | boys | “radiant”, “glad” | #299 (2025) | |
| Alaia | girls | Basque | “joyful”, “ascent” | #279 (2025) |
| Farah | girls | Arabic | “joy” | #778 (2025) |
| Allegra | girls | Italian | “cheerful” | #747 (2025) |
| Edna | girls | Hebrew | “pleasure”, “delight” | #4,867 (2025) |
| Hilary | girls | Latin | “cheerful”, “happy” | #3,705 (2025) |
| Laetitia | girls | Latin | “happiness” | #3,447 (2020) |
| Anand | boys | Sanskrit | “joy”, “delight” | #2,138 (2025) |
| Avigail | girls | Hebrew | “avigail”, “my father's joy” | #4,843 (2024) |
| Rada | girls | “glad”, “thankful” | #5,687 (2023) | |
| Tirzah | girls | Hebrew | “pleasant”, “she is my delight” | #4,201 (2025) |
| Charmian | girls | Greek | “joy” | #3,912 (2000) |
| Gill | boys | Norse | “ravine”, “glen” | |
| Prafulla | boys | Sanskrit | “blooming”, “radiant” | |
| Anandi | girls | Sanskrit | “joyful”, “blissful” | #5,742 (2013) |
| Winfred | boys | English | “joy”, “peace” | #4,789 (2022) |
| Pramod | boys | Sanskrit | “joy”, “delight” | |
| Harshit | boys | Sanskrit | “delighted”, “joyful” | #4,270 (2024) |
| Praphulla | boys | Sanskrit | “blooming”, “radiant” | |
| Pulkit | boys | Sanskrit | “thrilled”, “jubilant” |