Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Juel

Gender Unisex · 38% girls Rank 2025 #4,942 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#4,942
among boys · ↓1,204 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Juel · -33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 85,404
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
49 babies
All-time total
1,726
#4,903 all-time among boys
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Juel popularity over time

1,726 babies have been named Juel since 1893, 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
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BoysGirls

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 7 – 7 1 – –
1900s 29 – 29 3 +314% –
1910s 121 88 209 21 +621% #1,877
1920s 117 137 254 25 +22% #1,927
1930s 71 66 137 14 -46% #2,329
1940s 85 49 134 13 -2% #2,456
1950s 38 28 66 7 -51% #2,848
1960s 18 5 23 2 -65% #4,358
1970s 6 10 16 2 -30% #5,087
1980s 17 5 22 2 +38% #7,549
1990s 27 11 38 4 +73% #8,263
2000s 67 199 266 27 +600% #2,852
2010s 43 324 367 37 +38% #2,977
2020s (to 2025) 7 151 158 26 -28% #3,738

Where Juel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 19 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 18 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Juel

Juel is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,942 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 1,726 American babies have been named Juel, about 62% boys and 38% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 49 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 Juel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Juel?

The median living Juel is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 1,000 people named Juel are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Juel 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 – – 20 #4,942
2024 – – 30 #3,738
2023 – – 27 #4,061
2022 – – 25 #4,234
2021 – – 24 #4,303
2020 7 #12,758 25 #4,075
2019 – – 31 #3,603
2018 – – 35 #3,269
2017 – – 40 #2,977
2016 6 #15,198 19 #5,039
2015 10 #10,469 39 #2,999
2014 5 #17,769 30 #3,569
2013 5 #17,853 28 #3,701
2012 5 #18,113 39 #2,983
2011 6 #15,718 27 #3,841
2010 6 #15,903 36 #3,150
2009 8 #13,011 39 #3,017
2008 6 #16,366 40 #2,980
2007 5 #18,929 36 #3,159
2006 – – 40 #2,852
2005 10 #10,493 18 #4,728
2004 9 #11,136 15 #5,374
2003 7 #13,070 11 #6,487
2002 6 #14,436 – –
2001 8 #11,480 – –
2000 8 #11,216 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 7 #8,539 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 5 #5,087
1965 – – – –
1960 5 #6,798 – –
1955 7 #4,940 – –
1950 5 #5,664 – –
1945 11 #2,830 – –
1940 5 #4,696 6 #3,298
1935 8 #3,305 11 #2,329
1930 14 #2,367 7 #3,442
1925 10 #3,234 11 #2,673
1920 13 #2,664 12 #2,532
1915 17 #1,918 10 #2,539
1910 11 #1,471 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Juel?

The median living Juel is about 15 years old. Half of all living Juels are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Juel are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Juel are alive in the United States, based on 1,726 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Juel in 2025?

Juel ranked #4,942 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Juel?

1,726 babies have been named Juel in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Juel most popular?

Juel peaked in 2015, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Juel a boy or girl name?

Juel is used for both: about 38% of babies named Juel have been girls and 62% boys.

Is the name Juel rising or falling?

Juel has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Juel become more popular?

Juel is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 boys named Juel 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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