Baby name

Joel

Boy

Origin of the name

Joel comes from the Hebrew Yoel, “Yahweh is God,” through Latin. It is the name of a prophet of the Bible.

Classic name

The high point came in 1985, with 4,623 births and the No. 67 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 219.

279,655births since 1880

1980sgeneration

No. 67rank at its peak, in 1985

Where babies named Joel are born

1985

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The darker the blue, the more common Joel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Joel is most common in Minnesota (1.5 times), Alaska (1.4) and Texas (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Joe 453,255
Joey 53,758
Noel 52,096
Roel 4,711
Yoel 4,227
Jael 3,387

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