Is Joelle a boy or girl name?
Joelle is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 288 girls and 16 boys were named Joelle, so 94.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.8% of the 16,383 US babies named Joelle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,751
- Girl rank, 2024
- #919
- Babies named Joelle since 1918
- 16,383
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 456 babies
Boys and girls named Joelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 261 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,740 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,878 | 100% |
| 1980s | 27 | 2,188 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 82 | 2,436 | 96.7% |
| 2000s | 129 | 2,438 | 95% |
| 2010s | 196 | 3,014 | 93.9% |
| 2020s | 86 | 1,679 | 95.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,751 | 288 | #919 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,337 | 283 | #937 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,989 | 361 | #785 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,224 | 388 | #734 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,337 | 359 | #762 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,545 | 411 | #704 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,293 | 416 | #699 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,834 | 436 | #673 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,250 | 363 | #784 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,396 | 243 | #1,080 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,965 | 250 | #1,039 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,519 | 228 | #1,083 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,458 | 221 | #1,122 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,310 | 224 | #1,100 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,874 | 222 | #1,110 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,685 | 228 | #1,114 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,976 | 256 | #1,024 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,894 | 259 | #1,021 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,771 | 234 | #1,084 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,859 | 220 | #1,082 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,115 | 257 | #936 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,755 | 264 | #903 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,022 | 244 | #916 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,720 | 233 | #951 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,092 | 243 | #902 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,267 | 253 | #857 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,547 | 254 | #838 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,853 | 252 | #821 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,515 | 235 | #848 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,285 | 245 | #810 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,324 | 256 | #795 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,505 | 224 | #867 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,698 | 214 | #914 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,208 | 248 | #828 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,104 | 255 | #790 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,904 | 241 | #790 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,091 | 240 | #785 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,513 | 287 | #654 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 284 | #648 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,428 | 272 | #666 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 198 | #802 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 162 | #921 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 167 | #908 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 160 | #934 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 177 | #869 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 166 | #899 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 181 | #827 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 171 | #861 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 157 | #867 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 179 | #786 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 165 | #817 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 159 | #826 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 191 | #733 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 210 | #723 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 299 | #585 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 320 | #552 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 390 | #490 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 375 | #492 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 406 | #469 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,100 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,172 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,879 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,283 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,172 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,122 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,311 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,963 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,088 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,128 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,781 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,099 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,095 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,165 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,429 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,080 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,094 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,722 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,840 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,121 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,279 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,336 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,631 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,594 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,121 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,083 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,662 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,825 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,525 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,036 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,038 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,996 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,196 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joelle reached #4,250 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #469 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joelle
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.