Joel

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Joel is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 280,584 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 277,996 as boys and 2,588 as girls. Joel gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #283 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,640
2023 1,749
2022 1,780
2021 1,804
2020 1,842
2019 2,100
2018 2,140
2017 2,267
2016 2,437
2015 2,607
2014 2,681
2013 2,727
2012 2,778
2011 3,069
2010 3,074
2009 3,569
2008 3,752
2007 3,432
2006 3,469
2005 3,286
2004 3,248
2003 3,256
2002 3,206
2001 3,182
2000 3,395
1999 3,201
1998 3,187
1997 3,008
1996 3,027
1995 3,125
1994 3,392
1993 3,587
1992 3,689
1991 3,799
1990 4,037
1989 3,964
1988 3,981
1987 4,173
1986 4,555
1985 4,661
1984 4,568
1983 4,394
1982 4,486
1981 4,587
1980 4,612
1979 4,256
1978 3,853
1977 3,870
1976 3,759
1975 3,769
1974 3,544
1973 3,597
1972 3,570
1971 3,546
1970 3,883
1969 3,755
1968 3,752
1967 3,550
1966 3,333
1965 2,898
1964 3,158
1963 3,254
1962 3,318
1961 3,545
1960 3,733
1959 3,473
1958 3,254
1957 3,630
1956 3,459
1955 2,830
1954 2,626
1953 2,324
1952 2,255
1951 2,176
1950 2,071
1949 2,000
1948 2,051
1947 2,174
1946 2,023
1945 1,621
1944 1,736
1943 1,774
1942 1,620
1941 1,356
1940 1,302
1939 1,319
1938 1,282
1937 1,142
1936 1,092
1935 949
1934 837
1933 679
1932 637
1931 487
1930 471
1929 434
1928 426
1927 403
1926 389
1925 395
1924 390
1923 360
1922 380
1921 407
1920 346
1919 367
1918 357
1917 314
1916 289
1915 278
1914 200
1913 167
1912 134
1911 59
1910 55
1909 50
1908 45
1907 54
1906 49
1905 48
1904 43
1903 32
1902 38
1901 34
1900 35
1899 37
1898 48
1897 31
1896 37
1895 37
1894 44
1893 52
1892 39
1891 31
1890 37
1889 37
1888 48
1887 48
1886 49
1885 56
1884 56
1883 51
1882 54
1881 57
1880 41