Names That Mean Joy

A name is listed when its recorded meaning contains a word for “joy or happiness” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title.

Wording that matched, with the number of names: “happy” (114), “joy” (85), “happiness” (54), “joyful” (46), “joyous” (35), “cheerful” (20), “delight” (7), “gladness” (6). The matched wording is quoted for every name.

369 of the 382 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.

Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.