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United States name statistics

Joel in United States

Estimated bearers

230,759

Country rank

#216

Per 100k

70

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.1%Female 0.9%

Joel popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Joel, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 41
  2. 1881: 57
  3. 1882: 54
  4. 1883: 51
  5. 1884: 56
  6. 1885: 56
  7. 1886: 49
  8. 1887: 48
  9. 1888: 48
  10. 1889: 37
  11. 1890: 37
  12. 1891: 31
  13. 1892: 39
  14. 1893: 52
  15. 1894: 44
  16. 1895: 37
  17. 1896: 37
  18. 1897: 31
  19. 1898: 48
  20. 1899: 37
  21. 1900: 35
  22. 1901: 34
  23. 1902: 38
  24. 1903: 32
  25. 1904: 43
  26. 1905: 48
  27. 1906: 49
  28. 1907: 54
  29. 1908: 45
  30. 1909: 50
  31. 1910: 55
  32. 1911: 59
  33. 1912: 134
  34. 1913: 167
  35. 1914: 200
  36. 1915: 278
  37. 1916: 289
  38. 1917: 314
  39. 1918: 357
  40. 1919: 367
  41. 1920: 346
  42. 1921: 407
  43. 1922: 380
  44. 1923: 360
  45. 1924: 390
  46. 1925: 395
  47. 1926: 389
  48. 1927: 403
  49. 1928: 426
  50. 1929: 434
  51. 1930: 471
  52. 1931: 487
  53. 1932: 638
  54. 1933: 679
  55. 1934: 837
  56. 1935: 949
  57. 1936: 1,092
  58. 1937: 1,141
  59. 1938: 1,282
  60. 1939: 1,319
  61. 1940: 1,302
  62. 1941: 1,356
  63. 1942: 1,620
  64. 1943: 1,774
  65. 1944: 1,736
  66. 1945: 1,621
  67. 1946: 2,024
  68. 1947: 2,174
  69. 1948: 2,051
  70. 1949: 2,000
  71. 1950: 2,071
  72. 1951: 2,176
  73. 1952: 2,254
  74. 1953: 2,324
  75. 1954: 2,626
  76. 1955: 2,830
  77. 1956: 3,459
  78. 1957: 3,630
  79. 1958: 3,254
  80. 1959: 3,473
  81. 1960: 3,735
  82. 1961: 3,543
  83. 1962: 3,318
  84. 1963: 3,256
  85. 1964: 3,157
  86. 1965: 2,897
  87. 1966: 3,335
  88. 1967: 3,549
  89. 1968: 3,752
  90. 1969: 3,756
  91. 1970: 3,882
  92. 1971: 3,546
  93. 1972: 3,570
  94. 1973: 3,597
  95. 1974: 3,543
  96. 1975: 3,770
  97. 1976: 3,756
  98. 1977: 3,871
  99. 1978: 3,853
  100. 1979: 4,256
  101. 1980: 4,611
  102. 1981: 4,587
  103. 1982: 4,485
  104. 1983: 4,394
  105. 1984: 4,568
  106. 1985: 4,661
  107. 1986: 4,556
  108. 1987: 4,173
  109. 1988: 3,982
  110. 1989: 3,963
  111. 1990: 4,037
  112. 1991: 3,801
  113. 1992: 3,691
  114. 1993: 3,586
  115. 1994: 3,392
  116. 1995: 3,125
  117. 1996: 3,027
  118. 1997: 3,008
  119. 1998: 3,187
  120. 1999: 3,202
  121. 2000: 3,395
  122. 2001: 3,182
  123. 2002: 3,206
  124. 2003: 3,256
  125. 2004: 3,249
  126. 2005: 3,288
  127. 2006: 3,469
  128. 2007: 3,433
  129. 2008: 3,753
  130. 2009: 3,569
  131. 2010: 3,074
  132. 2011: 3,069
  133. 2012: 2,780
  134. 2013: 2,727
  135. 2014: 2,683
  136. 2015: 2,607
  137. 2016: 2,437
  138. 2017: 2,271
  139. 2018: 2,140
  140. 2019: 2,101
  141. 2020: 1,843
  142. 2021: 1,804
  143. 2022: 1,780
  144. 2023: 1,753
  145. 2024: 1,646
  146. 2025: 1,639

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Joel in United States?

An estimated 230,759 people in United States are named Joel. That works out to 1 in 1,438 residents.

Is Joel a common name in United States?

Joel ranks #216 among first names in United States.