Joel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning jehovah is god; yahweh is lord.
Babies a year
2,248
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#219
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#223
223 babies · down from #209
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 |
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. Its US peak was 4,625 in 1985.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joel was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.25% of American babies of that sex.
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