Joell Boy
How popular is Joell?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Joell in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
Joell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▼ 973 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,863 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (77 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,834 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joel family of names ranked #231 for boys in 2025 (#235 the year before), with 1,648 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joel | 1,633 | 99% |
| Joell | 15 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Joell is most popular
Babies named Joell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Joell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1970s | 39 | #3,316 |
| 1980s | 60 | #3,649 |
| 1990s | 120 | #3,998 |
| 2000s | 325 | #2,061 |
| 2010s | 514 | #1,834 |
| 2020s | 136 | #3,647 |
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Questions
- Is Joell a boy or girl name?
- Joell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joell were boys.
- How popular is the name Joell?
- 15 baby boys were named Joell in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Joell most popular?
- Joell peaked in 2011, when 77 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,834 in 2011.
- How many people are named Joell?
- 2,229 babies have been named Joell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,120 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Joell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joell was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.