The baby name Joka is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JOH-kah (English: /ˈdʒoʊkə/; in languages where J = Y: /ˈjoka/).
The baby name Joka is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JOH-kah (English: /ˈdʒoʊkə/; in languages where J = Y: /ˈjoka/).
Joka is Finnish, Slavic in Origin.
Joka is a cross-cultural given name most often formed as a South Slavic hypocoristic of Jovan or Jovana (ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan), conveying the meaning "Yahweh is gracious." In Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian records it appears as a familiar call-name that sometimes stood independently by the late 19th and 20th centuries. In the Low Countries, Joka functions as a feminine short form of Johanna, parallel to Dutch/Frisian Joke and Yoka.
Variants and related forms include Yoka (Dutch/Frisian), Joke (Dutch, pronounced "YO-keh"), Joca (a Serbian masculine cognate), and the formal bases Jovan, Jovana/Jovanka, and Johanna; broader cognates span John, Ivan, Ioan, and Joanna. In Swahili, joka is a common noun for a large snake or dragon, occasionally adopted as a personal name with a totemic flavor, unrelated to the John-derived line. Usage today is uncommon but appealingly brisk and unisex.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #133 | 5 | 1,651 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #175 | 3 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #247 | 4 | 4,161 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #253 | 7 | 3,997 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #291 | 4 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #307 | 61 | 7,951 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #362 | 8 | 8,477 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| EG | 0 | #390 | 11 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #404 | 17 | 1,885 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #730 | 22 | 12,213 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #758 | 203 | 14,742 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #855 | 32 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #943 | 13 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,158 | 26 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Joka is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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