Gioia is a female name, in Croatia almost exclusively Croatian, but also Italian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Gioia in Croatia
The name Gioia was the most popular from years 1925 to 1952, when about 29% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1925.
Prevalence
Name Gioia is present mainly in Northen Adriatic. Most of the persons named Gioia live in the following cities and municipalities: Pula (less than ten), Rijeka (less than ten), Zagreb (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1946 in source Cadastre National de l’Istrie.