Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Joelle

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,010 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

A female given name from French Joëlle [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Joel.

Rank 2025
#1,010
among girls · ↓88 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
253
named Joelle · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,481
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
456 babies
All-time total
16,640
#1,217 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Joelle popularity over time

16,640 babies have been named Joelle since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #5,196
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 50 – 50 5 – #2,663
1940s 174 – 174 17 +248% #1,722
1950s 261 – 261 26 +50% #1,781
1960s 1,740 – 1,740 174 +567% #469
1970s 1,878 – 1,878 188 +8% #585
1980s 2,188 27 2,215 222 +18% #648
1990s 2,436 82 2,518 252 +14% #790
2000s 2,438 129 2,567 257 +2% #903
2010s 3,014 196 3,210 321 +25% #673
2020s (to 2025) 1,931 91 2,022 337 +5% #734

Where Joelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 234 0.15 outside top 500
2027 223 0.14 outside top 500
2028 215 0.13 outside top 500
2029 207 0.13 outside top 500
2030 201 0.13 outside top 500

Where Joelle is most popular

Girls named Joelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.194 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Nebraska, and Iowa.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Joelle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 82 0.450 +132%
Nebraska 14 0.389 +101%
Iowa 20 0.342 +77%
Virginia 58 0.340 +76%
New Jersey 60 0.332 +72%
Indiana 46 0.328 +69%
Ohio 77 0.325 +67%
Oregon 21 0.323 +66%
Pennsylvania 76 0.321 +66%
Wisconsin 31 0.301 +55%
Washington 43 0.298 +54%
Minnesota 29 0.269 +39%
Tennessee 37 0.234 +21%
New York 92 0.232 +20%
California 194 0.231 +19%
Louisiana 20 0.228 +18%
Colorado 25 0.224 +16%
Missouri 25 0.207 +7%
Illinois 47 0.205 +6%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -8%
North Carolina 38 0.167 -14%
Maryland 17 0.160 -17%
Georgia 34 0.150 -23%
Florida 64 0.150 -23%
Texas 116 0.144 -26%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -27%
Arizona 19 0.135 -30%
Kansas 6 0.104 -46%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -56%
Alabama 5 0.053 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Joelle

Joelle is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,010 in 2025 with 248 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 16,640 American babies have been named Joelle. Its peak came in 2017, when 456 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joelle?

The median living Joelle is about 27 years old; half are between 11 and 44. An estimated 16 thousand people named Joelle are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 248 #1,010 5 #12,889
2024 289 #922 16 #5,769
2023 284 #935 14 #6,340
2022 362 #785 15 #5,995
2021 389 #734 18 #5,227
2020 359 #762 23 #4,339
2019 411 #704 22 #4,546
2018 416 #699 24 #4,294
2017 436 #673 20 #4,836
2016 363 #784 24 #4,251
2015 243 #1,080 17 #5,396
2014 250 #1,039 19 #4,966
2013 228 #1,083 16 #5,519
2012 221 #1,122 22 #4,460
2011 224 #1,100 17 #5,310
2010 222 #1,110 15 #5,875
2009 228 #1,114 16 #5,685
2008 256 #1,025 19 #4,977
2007 259 #1,021 19 #4,894
2006 234 #1,084 19 #4,771
2005 220 #1,082 11 #6,859
2004 257 #936 16 #5,118
2003 264 #903 5 #11,755
2002 244 #916 8 #8,024
2001 233 #951 7 #8,721
2000 243 #903 9 #7,092
1995 245 #810 6 #8,287
1990 255 #790 8 #6,104
1985 272 #666 7 #5,427
1980 177 #870 – –
1975 179 #786 – –
1970 299 #585 – –
1965 91 #1,100 – –
1960 30 #2,122 – –
1955 35 #1,781 – –
1950 22 #2,080 – –
1945 15 #2,279 – –
1940 9 #3,083 – –
1935 9 #3,036 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joelle?

The median living Joelle is about 27 years old. Half of all living Joelles are between 11 and 44 years old.

How many people named Joelle are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Joelle are alive in the United States, based on 16,640 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joelle mean?

A female given name from French Joëlle [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Joel.

How popular is the name Joelle in 2025?

Joelle ranked #1,010 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 248 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joelle?

16,640 babies have been named Joelle in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joelle most popular?

Joelle peaked in 2017, when 456 newborns received the name.

Is Joelle a boy or girl name?

Joelle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Joelle rising or falling?

Joelle is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Joelle become more popular?

Joelle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 201 girls named Joelle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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