Joel
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #219 for boys in 2025, 1,633 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1981 · 4,540 births
- Debut · boys
- 41 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 279,655since 1880
Joel over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #219 | 1,633 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #219 | 1,638 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #212 | 1,745 |
| 2022 | — | #209 | 1,780 | |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #211 | 1,797 |
| 2020 | — | #207 | 1,843 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #187 | 2,095 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #188 | 2,132 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #177 | 2,265 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #166 | 2,427 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #158 | 2,602 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #154 | 2,672 |
| 2013 | — | #144 | 2,727 | |
| 2012 | — | #144 | 2,780 | |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #132 | 3,056 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #132 | 3,065 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #116 | 3,564 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #113 | 3,744 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #123 | 3,423 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #123 | 3,455 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #123 | 3,275 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | #124 | 3,237 |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | #124 | 3,245 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #122 | 3,191 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #126 | 3,167 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #112 | 3,380 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #115 | 3,185 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #117 | 3,172 |
| 1997 | #5,228 | 19 | #126 | 2,989 |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 | #124 | 3,004 |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | #120 | 3,100 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #108 | 3,368 |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | #101 | 3,557 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #100 | 3,667 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #100 | 3,762 |
| 1990 | #3,022 | 37 | #94 | 4,000 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | #88 | 3,939 |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | #85 | 3,940 |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | #75 | 4,138 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 | #72 | 4,507 |
| 1985 | #2,545 | 38 | #67 | 4,623 |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | #66 | 4,524 |
| 1983 | #2,047 | 49 | #67 | 4,345 |
| 1982 | #2,451 | 39 | #69 | 4,446 |
| 1981 | #2,158 | 47 | #65 | 4,540 |
| 1980 | #2,154 | 47 | #67 | 4,564 |
| 1979 | #2,343 | 40 | #71 | 4,216 |
| 1978 | #2,159 | 43 | #74 | 3,810 |
| 1977 | #2,026 | 47 | #73 | 3,824 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #72 | 3,722 |
| 1975 | #2,097 | 41 | #74 | 3,729 |
| 1974 | #1,733 | 52 | #75 | 3,491 |
| 1973 | #2,629 | 27 | #73 | 3,570 |
| 1972 | #1,946 | 42 | #78 | 3,528 |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | #86 | 3,499 |
| 1970 | #1,952 | 43 | #82 | 3,839 |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 | #80 | 3,681 |
| 1968 | #1,334 | 69 | #80 | 3,683 |
| 1967 | #1,255 | 73 | #90 | 3,476 |
| 1966 | #1,017 | 103 | #102 | 3,232 |
| 1965 | #1,887 | 37 | #114 | 2,860 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #110 | 3,135 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | #110 | 3,237 |
| 1962 | #2,741 | 20 | #113 | 3,298 |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | #110 | 3,518 |
| 1960 | #2,512 | 23 | #110 | 3,712 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #116 | 3,458 |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 | #120 | 3,224 |
| 1957 | #2,168 | 26 | #104 | 3,604 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | #106 | 3,436 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #121 | 2,806 |
| 1954 | #1,909 | 30 | #127 | 2,596 |
| 1953 | #2,236 | 22 | #134 | 2,302 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #132 | 2,228 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #129 | 2,162 |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 | #130 | 2,043 |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #138 | 1,987 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #137 | 2,026 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | #133 | 2,144 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | #127 | 1,999 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #134 | 1,597 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #125 | 1,714 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #128 | 1,745 |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | #134 | 1,595 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #142 | 1,339 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #140 | 1,278 |
| 1939 | #1,544 | 24 | #135 | 1,295 |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | #134 | 1,262 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #139 | 1,116 |
| 1936 | #1,267 | 32 | #146 | 1,060 |
| 1935 | #1,331 | 30 | #157 | 919 |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 | #172 | 815 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #185 | 666 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #206 | 624 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #242 | 477 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #263 | 455 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #272 | 420 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #278 | 415 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #284 | 392 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #291 | 379 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #294 | 379 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #295 | 377 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #303 | 348 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #294 | 368 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #281 | 395 |
| 1920 | — | #308 | 346 | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #280 | 358 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #294 | 348 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #300 | 308 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #309 | 282 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #311 | 272 |
| 1914 | — | #321 | 200 | |
| 1913 | — | #307 | 167 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #332 | 129 |
| 1911 | — | #357 | 59 | |
| 1910 | — | #332 | 55 | |
| 1909 | — | #325 | 50 | |
| 1908 | — | #335 | 45 | |
| 1907 | — | #286 | 54 | |
| 1906 | — | #286 | 49 | |
| 1905 | — | #284 | 48 | |
| 1904 | — | #294 | 43 | |
| 1903 | — | #340 | 32 | |
| 1902 | — | #312 | 38 | |
| 1901 | — | #302 | 34 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #286 | 37 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #331 | 31 | |
| 1896 | — | #306 | 37 | |
| 1895 | — | #295 | 37 | |
| 1894 | — | #261 | 44 | |
| 1893 | — | #239 | 52 | |
| 1892 | — | #292 | 39 | |
| 1891 | — | #297 | 31 | |
| 1890 | — | #282 | 37 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #252 | 48 | |
| 1887 | — | #227 | 48 | |
| 1886 | — | #243 | 49 | |
| 1885 | — | #213 | 56 | |
| 1884 | — | #221 | 56 | |
| 1883 | — | #212 | 51 | |
| 1882 | — | #222 | 54 | |
| 1881 | — | #197 | 57 | |
| 1880 | — | #262 | 41 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Joel was already there! It came in at #262, and was given to 41 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1892, when fewer than 40 boys a year got the name.
Where Joel is popular in 1915
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#148 · 1 in 948
- Tennessee#189 · 1 in 1,353
- Arkansas#207 · 1 in 1,083
- Florida#212 · 1 in 1,245
- South Carolina#215 · 1 in 1,511
Best ever in a state: #36 in South Dakota, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #148 | 26 | 1 in 948 |
| Tennessee | #189 | 13 | 1 in 1,353 |
| Arkansas | #207 | 12 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Florida | #212 | 6 | 1 in 1,245 |
| South Carolina | #215 | 10 | 1 in 1,511 |
| North Carolina | #219 | 15 | 1 in 1,577 |
| Minnesota | #223 | 10 | 1 in 1,730 |
| Texas | #244 | 28 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Alabama | #245 | 11 | 1 in 1,779 |
| New York | #247 | 25 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Nebraska | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,967 |
| Oklahoma | #266 | 8 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Mississippi | #296 | 7 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Louisiana | #297 | 7 | 1 in 2,006 |
| Virginia | #311 | 6 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Indiana | #322 | 5 | 1 in 4,003 |
| California | #340 | 5 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Ohio | #385 | 6 | 1 in 6,555 |
| Kentucky | #404 | 5 | 1 in 3,750 |
| Missouri | #408 | 5 | 1 in 4,741 |
| Pennsylvania | #427 | 7 | 1 in 10,330 |
| Illinois | #486 | 5 | 1 in 9,509 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Joel
- Held #219 since 2024
- 12 spots since 2020 (#207 → #219)
- 61 spots since 2015 (#158 → #219)
- Biggest jump: 76 spots in 1898 (#331 → #255)
- Biggest drop: 89 spots in 1900 (#286 → #375)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #65 (4,540 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 36 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1967–1992
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 391 boys born in 1980 were named Joel (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,046 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #65 in 1981, was only 1 in 395 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 15.6% of all boys named Joel (43,566) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 497 | #197 (1881) | #232 |
| 1890s | 393 | #239 (1893) | #284 |
| 1900s | 428 | #284 (1905) | #314 |
| 1910s | 2,178 | #280 (1919) | #314 |
| 1920s | 3,819 | #272 (1929) | #290 |
| 1930s | 8,689 | #134 (1938) | #178 |
| 1940s | 17,424 | #125 (1944) | #134 |
| 1950s | 27,859 | #104 (1957) | #122 |
| 1960s | 33,832 | #80 (1968) | #102 |
| 1970s | 37,228 | #71 (1979) | #76 |
| 1980s | 43,566 | #65 (1981) | #72 |
| 1990s | 33,804 | #94 (1990) | #111 |
| 2000s | 33,681 | #112 (2000) | #121 |
| 2010s | 25,821 | #132 (2010) | #158 |
| 2020s | 10,436 | #207 (2020) | #213 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Joel in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 163,975 of them was named Joel, which outranked 23.6% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,434Zeta7
- #3,434Zoila7
- #3,434Zuma7
- #3,795Joel6
- #3,795Alberteen6
- #3,795Aldie6
- #3,795Aleine6
- #4,274Aagot5
- #4,274Achsah5
- #4,274Adabelle5
Tied with 478 names at #3,795; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 3,120 of them was named Joel, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).