Joel
4 countries#219 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Joel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
282,250 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #219 · peaked in 1985 with 4,661 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,262 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #138 · peaked in 2003 with 74 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
Scotland
875 births recorded 1976–2025 · currently #278 · peaked in 2008 with 40 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
310 births recorded 1956–2022 · currently #1419 · peaked in 2011 with 29 births
Most common in: Paris, Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Joel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #123 | — |
| 2007 | #123 | — |
| 2008 | #113 | ↑10 |
| 2009 | #116 | ↓3 |
| 2010 | #132 | ↓16 |
| 2011 | #132 | — |
| 2012 | #144 | ↓12 |
| 2013 | #144 | — |
| 2014 | #154 | ↓10 |
| 2015 | #158 | ↓4 |
| 2016 | #166 | ↓8 |
| 2017 | #177 | ↓11 |
| 2018 | #188 | ↓11 |
| 2019 | #187 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #207 | ↓20 |
| 2021 | #211 | ↓4 |
| 2022 | #209 | ↑2 |
| 2023 | #212 | ↓3 |
| 2024 | #219 | ↓7 |
| 2025 | #219 | — |
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