Joel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning jehovah is god; yahweh is lord.
How Joel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #159 |
| 2016 | #166 |
| 2017 | #177 |
| 2018 | #188 |
| 2019 | #187 |
| 2020 | #207 |
| 2021 | #211 |
| 2022 | #212 |
| 2023 | #212 |
| 2024 | #219 |
| 2025 | #219 |
Joel by the numbers
In 2025, 223 babies in England and Wales were named Joel. In the US, 2,248 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,625 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 410 American boys born that year was called Joel.
Names that come from Joel
Forms of Joel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Joellegod is willing; feminine form of Joel455 in the US (2017)
- Yoelgod is willing; hebrew form of Joel143 in the US (2017)
- JoellaJehovah is God; feminine form of Joel74 in the US (2017)
- Joelajehovah is god; a form of Joel5 in the US (2017)
- Gioelegod is my strength; a form of Joel3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Joel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Joeygod will increase; a form of Joseph324 in England and Wales (2025)
- Joegod will increase; a form of Joseph362 in the US (2017)
- Joellthe lord is god; a form of Joel46 in the US (2017)
- Jueljehovah is god; a modern respelling of Joel40 in the US (2017)
- Johelgod is merciful; a form of joel6 in the US (2017)
- Jhoelgod is yahweh; a form of Joel5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Joel
Names that are said the same way as Joel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jowell25 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Joel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Joel
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