Name profile

Joetta

A modern English formation from Jo or Joe and -etta.

US rank (2025)#14,942

Meaning and history

Joetta is a modern English feminine name formed from Jo or Joe with the suffix -etta. Jo commonly shortens Josephine or Joanna: Josephine ultimately means “God will add,” while Joanna means “Yahweh is gracious.” The intended root therefore depends on family tradition, and Joetta has no single combined ancient meaning. A notable bearer is American middle-distance runner Joetta Clark Diggs, a four-time Olympian. The spelling is distinct from the Italian name Gioietta.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 6 births, rank #14,824
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 6 births, rank #13,453
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 7 births, rank #12,161
20252025: 5 births, rank #14,942

Joetta rose from #998 to #913 for girls between 1953 and 1954. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 111.