Joel

Given to 282,250 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#13208

recorded as girls

2,086 since 2024

#219

recorded as boys

Same as 2024

Babies in 2025

1,639

girls 6 · boys 1,633

Peak year

1980

4,564 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

282,250

since 1880

Born a Joel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Joel was most popular in 1980, when 4,564 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,633 babies were named Joel, ranking #219 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	6	13208	1,633	219
2024	8	11122	1,638	219
2023	8	11169	1,745	212
2022	<5	—	1,780	209
2021	7	12206	1,797	211
2020	<5	—	1,843	207
2019	6	13799	2,095	187
2018	8	11427	2,132	188
2017	6	14124	2,265	177
2016	10	10113	2,427	166
2015	5	16419	2,602	158
2014	11	9517	2,672	154
2013	<5	—	2,727	144
2012	<5	—	2,780	144
2011	13	8614	3,056	132
2010	9	11246	3,065	132
2009	5	17294	3,564	116
2008	9	11599	3,744	113
2007	10	10818	3,423	123
2006	14	8237	3,455	123
2005	13	8330	3,275	123
2004	12	8716	3,237	124
2003	11	9048	3,245	124
2002	15	7045	3,191	122
2001	15	6956	3,167	126
2000	15	6808	3,380	112
1999	17	5896	3,185	115
1998	15	6360	3,172	117
1997	19	5228	2,989	126
1996	23	4453	3,004	124
1995	25	4099	3,100	120
1994	24	4238	3,368	108
1993	29	3681	3,557	101
1992	24	4236	3,667	100
1991	39	2935	3,762	100
1990	37	3022	4,000	94
1989	24	4020	3,939	88
1988	42	2539	3,940	85
1987	35	2780	4,138	75
1986	49	2148	4,507	72
1985	38	2545	4,623	67
1984	44	2227	4,524	66
1983	49	2047	4,345	67
1982	39	2451	4,446	69
1981	47	2158	4,540	65
1980	47	2154	4,564	67
1979	40	2343	4,216	71
1978	43	2159	3,810	74
1977	47	2026	3,824	73
1976	34	2387	3,722	72
1975	41	2097	3,729	74
1974	52	1733	3,491	75
1973	27	2629	3,570	73
1972	42	1946	3,528	78
1971	47	1857	3,499	86
1970	43	1952	3,839	82
1969	75	1303	3,681	80
1968	69	1334	3,683	80
1967	73	1255	3,476	90
1966	103	1017	3,232	102
1965	37	1887	2,860	114
1964	22	2675	3,135	110
1963	19	2864	3,237	110
1962	20	2741	3,298	113
1961	25	2411	3,518	110
1960	23	2512	3,712	110
1959	15	3104	3,458	116
1958	30	2025	3,224	120
1957	26	2168	3,604	104
1956	23	2321	3,436	106
1955	24	2222	2,806	121
1954	30	1909	2,596	127
1953	22	2236	2,302	134
1952	26	1978	2,228	132
1951	14	2810	2,162	129
1950	28	1794	2,043	130
1949	13	2850	1,987	138
1948	25	1901	2,026	137
1947	30	1752	2,144	133
1946	25	1808	1,999	127
1945	24	1699	1,597	134
1944	22	1808	1,714	125
1943	29	1556	1,745	128
1942	25	1668	1,595	134
1941	17	2018	1,339	142
1940	24	1591	1,278	140
1939	24	1544	1,295	135
1938	20	1752	1,262	134
1937	25	1493	1,116	139
1936	32	1267	1,060	146
1935	30	1331	919	157
1934	22	1603	815	172
1933	13	2275	666	185
1932	14	2235	624	206
1931	10	2750	477	242
1930	16	2110	455	263
1929	14	2301	420	272
1928	11	2768	415	278
1927	11	2859	392	284
1926	10	3046	379	291
1925	16	2283	379	294
1924	13	2661	377	295
1923	12	2732	348	303
1922	12	2780	368	294
1921	12	2762	395	281
1920	<5	—	346	308
1919	9	3219	358	280
1918	9	3244	348	294
1917	6	4083	308	300
1916	7	3552	282	309
1915	6	3795	272	311
1914	<5	—	200	321
1913	<5	—	167	307
1912	5	2979	129	332
1911	<5	—	59	357
1910	<5	—	55	332
1909	<5	—	50	325
1908	<5	—	45	335
1907	<5	—	54	286
1906	<5	—	49	286
1905	<5	—	48	284
1904	<5	—	43	294
1903	<5	—	32	340
1902	<5	—	38	312
1901	<5	—	34	302
1900	<5	—	35	375
1899	<5	—	37	286
1898	<5	—	48	255
1897	<5	—	31	331
1896	<5	—	37	306
1895	<5	—	37	295
1894	<5	—	44	261
1893	<5	—	52	239
1892	<5	—	39	292
1891	<5	—	31	297
1890	<5	—	37	282
1889	<5	—	37	274
1888	<5	—	48	252
1887	<5	—	48	227
1886	<5	—	49	243
1885	<5	—	56	213
1884	<5	—	56	221
1883	<5	—	51	212
1882	<5	—	54	222
1881	<5	—	57	197
1880	<5	—	41	262