Joelle

#1,008 for girls in 2025, 248 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 96.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1966 · 406 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,115
since 1918

Joelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Joelle has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #469, 1966girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,008248#12,0085
2024#919289#5,65916
2023#935284#6,22014
2022#784362#5,87415
2021#732389#5,11018
2020#761359#4,27523
2019#703411#4,48022
2018#699416#4,22624
2017#673436#4,74620
2016#782363#4,19924
2015#1,079243#5,28917
2014#1,036250#4,86619
2013#1,082228#5,40416
2012#1,121221#4,39022
2011#1,096224#5,20017
2010#1,110222#5,74115
2009#1,112228#5,55416
2008#1,022256#4,90119
2007#1,019259#4,80819
2006#1,083234#4,67519
2005#1,078220#6,63411
2004#936257#5,00716
2003#903264#10,8945
2002#916244#7,6438
2001#949233#8,3397
2000#901243#6,8399
1999#854253#7,8747
1998#837254#6,3149
1997#820252#5,64210
1996#847235#7,1367
1995#808245#7,7926
1994#795256#6,9687
1993#863224#6,2288
1992#914214#4,56412
1991#826248#5,9428
1990#789255#5,8238
1989#789241#5,6158
1988#784240#5,7517
1987#655287#6,9515
1986#647284
1985#665272#5,1477
1984#802198
1983#918162
1982#905167
1981#932160
1980#866177
1979#897166
1978#826181
1977#860171
1976#866157
1975#785179
1974#815165
1973#824159
1972#733191
1971#722210
1970#584299
1969#551320
1968#489390
1967#492375
1966#469406
1965#1,09791
1964#2,15131
1963#1,86739
1962#2,26428
1961#2,15030
1960#2,09730
1959#2,28925
1958#1,93932
1957#2,06728
1956#2,10327
1955#1,77435
1954#2,07626
1953#2,07125
1952#2,12623
1951#2,39118
1950#2,05322
1949#2,06922
1948#1,70830
1947#1,82228
1946#2,09420
1945#2,23715
1944#2,28715
1943#2,55813
1942#2,53713
1941#3,0309
1940#2,9639
1939#2,59211
1938#2,73010
1937
1936#4,1815
1935#2,9269
1934#3,8026
1933#2,8689
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Joelle! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1932, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Joelle is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #692 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,157 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,580 girlsMNIllinois: #1,124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,076 girlsILWisconsin: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsWIMichigan: #646 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,490 girlsMINew York: #523 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,719 girlsNYMassachusetts: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,301 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedINOhio: #844 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,772 girlsOHPennsylvania: #448 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,381 girlsPANew Jersey: #442 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsNJConnecticut: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,707 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,090 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 10,059 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedUTColorado: #462 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,975 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #701 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,149 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #608 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,175 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 841 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: #683 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,454 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#226 · 1 in 841
  2. Wisconsin#363 · 1 in 2,587
  3. Massachusetts#434 · 1 in 3,301
  4. New Jersey#442 · 1 in 3,112
  5. Pennsylvania#448 · 1 in 3,381

Best ever in a state: #139 in Alaska, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#22661 in 841
Wisconsin#363111 in 2,587
Massachusetts#434111 in 3,301
New Jersey#442151 in 3,112
Pennsylvania#448211 in 3,381
Colorado#46271 in 2,975
Connecticut#48051 in 3,707
Minnesota#52161 in 4,580
New York#523321 in 3,719
Louisiana#60861 in 4,175
Michigan#646111 in 5,490
Florida#683141 in 5,454
Washington#69261 in 5,157
Virginia#70161 in 6,149
Ohio#84481 in 8,772
California#1,090261 in 10,059
Illinois#1,12471 in 11,076
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Joelle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#919#1,008)
  • 247 spots since 2020 (#761#1,008)
  • 71 spots since 2015 (#1,079#1,008)
  • Biggest jump: 628 spots in 1966 (#1,097#469)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 2023 (#784#935)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1966 at #469 (406 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1966–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,960
  • Highest: 1 in 3,960 girls born in 2017 were named Joelle (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,481 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #469 in 1966, was only 1 in 4,168 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 18.7% of all girls named Joelle (3,014) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,809 (1918)#4,809
1920s0
1930s50#2,592 (1939)#3,183
1940s174#1,708 (1948)#2,331
1950s261#1,774 (1955)#2,089
1960s1,740#469 (1966)#1,363
1970s1,878#584 (1970)#791
1980s2,188#647 (1986)#796
1990s2,436#789 (1990)#835
2000s2,438#901 (2000)#992
2010s3,014#673 (2017)#938
2020s1,931#732 (2021)#857

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joelle in 1991

girls
#826
248 births · 1 in 7,561 girls
boys
#5,942
8 births · 1 in 252,541 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #826Joelle248

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #5,942Joelle8
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 7,561 of them was named Joelle, which outranked 94.7% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joelle
  1. #822Dina250
  2. #824Adrianne249
  3. #824Demetria249
  4. #826Joelle248
  5. #826Brittnee248
  6. #826Jerica248
  7. #826Kaycee248
  8. #830Kimberlee247
  9. #831Marquita246
  10. #832Marcella245

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 252,541 of them was named Joelle, which outranked 38.4% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joelle
  1. #5,521Zayd9
  2. #5,521Zed9
  3. #5,521Zuriel9
  4. #5,942Joelle8
  5. #5,942Abid8
  6. #5,942Abrahm8
  7. #5,942Adetokunbo8
  8. #6,519Aaronmichael7
  9. #6,519Abayomi7
  10. #6,519Abed7

Tied with 576 names at #5,942; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991