How Many People Are Named Joel?
people named Joel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,455 people in the US has this name
Based on 282,250 babies named Joel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,661 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French and Dutch form of JOEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Joel, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Joel alive today is about 39 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Joel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1985, to 4,661 babies. In 2025, 1,639 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Joel never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #65, in 1981, and it was in the top 100 for 26 years, 1967 to 1992. In 2025 it ranked #219.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #219 |
| Best rank | #65 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | 26 (1967 to 1992) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #71 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Joel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Joel were born in California than in any other state: about 31,457 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Joel was given 1.5 times as often in Minnesota, 1.5 times in North Dakota and 1.4 times in Iowa.
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