Is Joel a boy or girl name?
Joel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 1,633 boys were named Joel, so 0.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 280,584 US babies named Joel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #219
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,690
- Babies named Joel since 1880
- 280,584
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 4,661 babies
Boys and girls named Joel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 497 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 393 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 428 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,178 | 42 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 3,819 | 111 | 2.8% |
| 1930s | 8,688 | 207 | 2.3% |
| 1940s | 17,424 | 233 | 1.3% |
| 1950s | 27,860 | 238 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 33,831 | 465 | 1.4% |
| 1970s | 37,231 | 416 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 43,566 | 415 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 33,800 | 252 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 33,676 | 119 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 25,812 | 68 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 8,793 | 22 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,633 | #219 | 7 | #12,690 |
| 2023 | 1,741 | #212 | 8 | #11,637 |
| 2022 | 1,780 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,797 | #211 | 7 | #12,781 |
| 2020 | 1,842 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,094 | #187 | 6 | #14,583 |
| 2018 | 2,132 | #188 | 8 | #11,911 |
| 2017 | 2,261 | #177 | 6 | #14,918 |
| 2016 | 2,427 | #166 | 10 | #10,437 |
| 2015 | 2,602 | #158 | 5 | #17,686 |
| 2014 | 2,670 | #154 | 11 | #9,823 |
| 2013 | 2,727 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,778 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,056 | #132 | 13 | #8,863 |
| 2010 | 3,065 | #132 | 9 | #11,703 |
| 2009 | 3,564 | #116 | 5 | #18,602 |
| 2008 | 3,743 | #113 | 9 | #12,046 |
| 2007 | 3,422 | #123 | 10 | #11,189 |
| 2006 | 3,455 | #123 | 14 | #8,458 |
| 2005 | 3,273 | #123 | 13 | #8,561 |
| 2004 | 3,236 | #124 | 12 | #8,949 |
| 2003 | 3,245 | #124 | 11 | #9,335 |
| 2002 | 3,191 | #122 | 15 | #7,221 |
| 2001 | 3,167 | #126 | 15 | #7,114 |
| 2000 | 3,380 | #112 | 15 | #6,966 |
| 1999 | 3,184 | #115 | 17 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 3,172 | #117 | 15 | #6,513 |
| 1997 | 2,989 | #126 | 19 | #5,305 |
| 1996 | 3,004 | #124 | 23 | #4,501 |
| 1995 | 3,100 | #120 | 25 | #4,142 |
| 1994 | 3,368 | #108 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1993 | 3,558 | #101 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1992 | 3,665 | #100 | 24 | #4,295 |
| 1991 | 3,760 | #100 | 39 | #2,953 |
| 1990 | 4,000 | #95 | 37 | #3,041 |
| 1989 | 3,940 | #88 | 24 | #4,057 |
| 1988 | 3,939 | #85 | 42 | #2,563 |
| 1987 | 4,138 | #75 | 35 | #2,807 |
| 1986 | 4,506 | #72 | 49 | #2,155 |
| 1985 | 4,623 | #67 | 38 | #2,560 |
| 1984 | 4,524 | #66 | 44 | #2,241 |
| 1983 | 4,345 | #67 | 49 | #2,054 |
| 1982 | 4,446 | #69 | 40 | #2,424 |
| 1981 | 4,540 | #65 | 47 | #2,171 |
| 1980 | 4,565 | #67 | 47 | #2,166 |
| 1979 | 4,216 | #71 | 40 | #2,356 |
| 1978 | 3,810 | #74 | 43 | #2,167 |
| 1977 | 3,823 | #73 | 47 | #2,038 |
| 1976 | 3,725 | #72 | 34 | #2,405 |
| 1975 | 3,728 | #74 | 41 | #2,109 |
| 1974 | 3,492 | #75 | 52 | #1,744 |
| 1973 | 3,570 | #73 | 27 | #2,652 |
| 1972 | 3,528 | #78 | 42 | #1,956 |
| 1971 | 3,499 | #86 | 47 | #1,863 |
| 1970 | 3,840 | #82 | 43 | #1,968 |
| 1969 | 3,680 | #80 | 75 | #1,308 |
| 1968 | 3,683 | #80 | 69 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 3,478 | #90 | 72 | #1,271 |
| 1966 | 3,230 | #102 | 103 | #1,020 |
| 1965 | 2,861 | #114 | 37 | #1,897 |
| 1964 | 3,136 | #110 | 22 | #2,709 |
| 1963 | 3,235 | #110 | 19 | #2,911 |
| 1962 | 3,298 | #113 | 20 | #2,768 |
| 1961 | 3,520 | #110 | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1960 | 3,710 | #110 | 23 | #2,541 |
| 1959 | 3,458 | #117 | 15 | #3,164 |
| 1958 | 3,224 | #120 | 30 | #2,042 |
| 1957 | 3,604 | #104 | 26 | #2,194 |
| 1956 | 3,436 | #106 | 23 | #2,349 |
| 1955 | 2,806 | #121 | 24 | #2,245 |
| 1954 | 2,596 | #127 | 30 | #1,920 |
| 1953 | 2,302 | #134 | 22 | #2,264 |
| 1952 | 2,229 | #132 | 26 | #1,995 |
| 1951 | 2,162 | #129 | 14 | #2,860 |
| 1950 | 2,043 | #130 | 28 | #1,809 |
| 1949 | 1,987 | #138 | 13 | #2,919 |
| 1948 | 2,026 | #137 | 25 | #1,913 |
| 1947 | 2,144 | #133 | 30 | #1,772 |
| 1946 | 1,999 | #127 | 24 | #1,883 |
| 1945 | 1,597 | #135 | 24 | #1,717 |
| 1944 | 1,714 | #125 | 22 | #1,830 |
| 1943 | 1,745 | #128 | 29 | #1,567 |
| 1942 | 1,595 | #134 | 25 | #1,683 |
| 1941 | 1,339 | #142 | 17 | #2,050 |
| 1940 | 1,278 | #140 | 24 | #1,612 |
| 1939 | 1,295 | #135 | 24 | #1,567 |
| 1938 | 1,262 | #134 | 20 | #1,778 |
| 1937 | 1,116 | #139 | 26 | #1,476 |
| 1936 | 1,060 | #146 | 32 | #1,281 |
| 1935 | 919 | #157 | 30 | #1,339 |
| 1934 | 815 | #172 | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1933 | 666 | #185 | 13 | #2,328 |
| 1932 | 623 | #207 | 14 | #2,304 |
| 1931 | 477 | #242 | 10 | #2,875 |
| 1930 | 455 | #263 | 16 | #2,149 |
| 1929 | 420 | #272 | 14 | #2,375 |
| 1928 | 415 | #278 | 11 | #2,874 |
| 1927 | 392 | #285 | 11 | #2,952 |
| 1926 | 379 | #291 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1925 | 379 | #294 | 16 | #2,330 |
| 1924 | 377 | #295 | 13 | #2,737 |
| 1923 | 348 | #303 | 12 | #2,820 |
| 1922 | 368 | #294 | 12 | #2,873 |
| 1921 | 395 | #281 | 12 | #2,851 |
| 1920 | 346 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 358 | #280 | 9 | #3,325 |
| 1918 | 348 | #296 | 9 | #3,382 |
| 1917 | 308 | #301 | 6 | #4,339 |
| 1916 | 282 | #310 | 7 | #3,725 |
| 1915 | 272 | #313 | 6 | #4,007 |
| 1914 | 200 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 167 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 129 | #333 | 5 | #3,192 |
| 1911 | 59 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 55 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 50 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 45 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 54 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 49 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 48 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 43 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 32 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 38 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 34 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 35 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 37 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 48 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 31 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 37 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 37 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 44 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 52 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 39 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 31 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 37 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 48 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 48 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 49 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 56 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 56 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 51 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 54 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 57 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 41 | #263 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joel reached #65 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #1,020 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.