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Worldwide Name Statistics

Joel

Ranked #216 - 1 in 34,668 people
US

Most common in

United States

231k bearers

World total

230,759

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#216

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States231k
Worldwide
~231k
rank #216
Rarity
1 in 34,668
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~231k in US

About the name Joel

There are an estimated 230,759 people named Joel alive worldwide today. That ranks Joel at #216 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Joel is held by approximately 230,759 people, ranking #216 among first names. That works out to roughly 70 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 1,438 U.S. residents).

Historically Joel is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.1% male).

Joel appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

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 worldwide?

There are an estimated 230,759 people named Joel alive worldwide today, ranking #216 globally.

Is Joel a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 34,668 people. In the United States there are roughly 230,759 bearers, which is 1 in 1,438 Americans.

Is Joel a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Joel is used 99.1% male and 0.9% female.

Where does the name Joel come from?

Who are famous people named Joel?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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