Joelle Girl
How popular is Joelle?
#1,008 girl name in 2025
248 baby girls were named Joelle in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
16,087living people named Joelle (est.)
28median age of people named Joelle
16,640babies named Joelle since 1880
1 in 13,104US babies born in 2025
Joelle popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,008 for girls (▼ 89 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 248 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,079 in 2015, #761 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (436 girls) |
| Highest rank | #469 in 1966 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 5% boys, 95% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Joelle is most popular
Babies named Joelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Michigan: 0.5 per 1,000 (82 girls)
- Nebraska: 0.4 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (58 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (60 girls)
Joelle by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1930s | 50 | #2,590 |
| 1940s | 174 | #1,707 |
| 1950s | 261 | #1,773 |
| 1960s | 1,740 | #469 |
| 1970s | 1,878 | #584 |
| 1980s | 2,188 | #647 |
| 1990s | 2,436 | #788 |
| 2000s | 2,438 | #900 |
| 2010s | 3,014 | #673 |
| 2020s | 1,931 | #732 |
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Questions
- Is Joelle a boy or girl name?
- Joelle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Joelle were girls.
- How popular is the name Joelle?
- 248 baby girls were named Joelle in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Joelle most popular?
- Joelle peaked in 2017, when 436 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #469 in 1966.
- How many people are named Joelle?
- 16,640 babies have been named Joelle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,087 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Joelle most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joelle was most common in Michigan, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls 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.