Girl names that mean joy
Most widely given today: Abigail, Beatrice and Avigail.
15 girl names whose sourced meaning includes joy. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
my Father's joy
Say it AB-ih-gayl
Hebrew origin
my Father's joy
3 syllablesCommon across Ontario, British Columbia, Northern Ireland and six more places. Rare in Ireland, Quebec, Scotland and 12 more places.
1 in 347 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
she who makes happy
Say it BEE-uh-tris
Latin origin
she who makes happy
3 syllablesLoved in Italy and Quebec. Rare in the UK, Switzerland, Sweden and 11 more places.
1 in 632 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
my Father's joy
Say it AH-vee-gayl
Hebrew origin
my Father's joy
3 syllablesLoved in Israel. Rare in Italy and France.
1 in 28,679 girls born in France in 2025
joyful
Say it uh-LY-uh
Basque origin
joyful
3 syllablesCommon in Spain. Rare in Catalonia, Canada, the UK and seven more places.
1 in 1,457 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
from Abigail,
my Father's joy
Say it AB-ee
Roots in Hebrew and Germanic from Abigail,
my Father's joy
2 syllablesRare in Canada, the Netherlands, France and eight more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
joy
Say it JOY
English origin
joy
1 syllableCommon in France. Rare in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Britain and 11 more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
possibly joyful sincerity
Say it el-VEER-uh
Spanish origin
possibly joyful sincerity
3 syllablesCommon in Sweden. Rare in Norway, three German cities, Poland and six more places.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
joy
Say it FAR-uh
Arabic origin
joy
2 syllablesRare in three German cities, Israel, Catalonia and 11 more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
joy
Say it JOY-ah
Italian origin
joy
2 syllablesCommon in Italy. Rare in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and one more place.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
delightful; blissful
Say it ee-VEEN
Irish origin
delightful; blissful
2 syllablesRare in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
1 in 704 girls born in Ireland in 2025
happy things
Say it feh-LEE-shuh
Latin origin
happy things
3 syllablesRare in four German cities, Sweden, Quebec and seven more places.
1 in 23,026 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Beatrice,
she who makes happy
Say it BEE
Latin origin from Beatrice,
she who makes happy
1 syllableRare in Quebec, three German cities, Ireland and six more places. Common in Finland.
1 in 4,225 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Hilary,
cheerful, happy
Say it ee-LAH-ryah
Latin origin from Hilary,
cheerful, happy
3 syllablesRare in Italy, Switzerland, Cologne and five more places.
1 in 6,494 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
happy things
Say it feh-LEETS-yah
Latin origin
happy things
3 syllablesCommon in Poland. Rare in Berlin and one more place.
1 in 312 girls born in Poland in 2025
my Father's joy
Say it AH-bee-gayl
Hebrew origin
my Father's joy
3 syllablesCommon in Hungary. Rare in Austria.
1 in 11,907 girls born in Austria in 2025