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It's like saying 'Oi!' but then getting confused, all of a sudden, on what to say and ending up saying 'Uh...'

It seems oily to me. I can't say whether I like it or not, actually. I think it's the "make or break" type of name that'd depend on who and how it's used in practice. Right now I'm just neutral.

I almost hear it as "Oh yeah" or the very least "Oh ya!" Its over-simplicity is almost comical to me.

Oia of Olay sprang to mind. :P

It's a place in Santorini (Greece). I think it's okay as a name, and Oia the town is beautiful.

I am not really liking it simply because it looks confusing. However, there is a bit of familiarity with Gioia, the Italian name. So, I do like the sound.

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Gioia is pronounced most closely to joy-uh (more correctly as jo-ee-ah, but said fast).

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I find that Oia needs something... a consonant.