Joelle

#1,008 for girls in 2025, 248 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 96.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1966 · 406 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
16,115
since 1918

Joelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Joelle has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #469, 1966girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,008248#12,0085
2024#919289#5,65916
2023#935284#6,22014
2022#784362#5,87415
2021#732389#5,11018
2020#761359#4,27523
2019#703411#4,48022
2018#699416#4,22624
2017#673436#4,74620
2016#782363#4,19924
2015#1,079243#5,28917
2014#1,036250#4,86619
2013#1,082228#5,40416
2012#1,121221#4,39022
2011#1,096224#5,20017
2010#1,110222#5,74115
2009#1,112228#5,55416
2008#1,022256#4,90119
2007#1,019259#4,80819
2006#1,083234#4,67519
2005#1,078220#6,63411
2004#936257#5,00716
2003#903264#10,8945
2002#916244#7,6438
2001#949233#8,3397
2000#901243#6,8399
1999#854253#7,8747
1998#837254#6,3149
1997#820252#5,64210
1996#847235#7,1367
1995#808245#7,7926
1994#795256#6,9687
1993#863224#6,2288
1992#914214#4,56412
1991#826248#5,9428
1990#789255#5,8238
1989#789241#5,6158
1988#784240#5,7517
1987#655287#6,9515
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five girls were named Joelle! It came in at #4,809, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1932, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Joelle is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #340 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,539 girlsMNIllinois: #876 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,851 girlsILWisconsin: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,667 girlsWIMichigan: #889 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,925 girlsMINew York: #555 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,937 girlsNYMassachusetts: #388 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #446 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,630 girlsPANew Jersey: #347 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsNJConnecticut: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,183 girlsCTCalifornia: #850 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 7,093 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #866 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,173 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 909 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Joelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: #726 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,087 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#238 · 1 in 909
  2. Minnesota#340 · 1 in 2,539
  3. New Jersey#347 · 1 in 2,398
  4. Massachusetts#388 · 1 in 2,767
  5. Connecticut#431 · 1 in 3,183

Best ever in a state: #139 in Alaska, 1966.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#23861 in 909
Minnesota#340111 in 2,539
New Jersey#347201 in 2,398
Massachusetts#388141 in 2,767
Connecticut#43161 in 3,183
Pennsylvania#446201 in 3,630
Wisconsin#46581 in 3,667
New York#555311 in 3,937
Florida#726131 in 6,087
California#850371 in 7,093
North Carolina#86651 in 8,173
Illinois#876101 in 7,851
Michigan#88971 in 8,925
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Joelle
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#919 → #1,008)
  • 247 spots since 2020 (#761 → #1,008)
  • 71 spots since 2015 (#1,079 → #1,008)
  • Biggest jump: 628 spots in 1966 (#1,097 → #469)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 2023 (#784 → #935)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1966 at #469 (406 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1966–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,960
  • Highest: 1 in 3,960 girls born in 2017 were named Joelle (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,481 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #469 in 1966, was only 1 in 4,168 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 18.7% of all girls named Joelle (3,014) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,809 (1918)#4,809
1920s0——
1930s50#2,592 (1939)#3,183
1940s174#1,708 (1948)#2,331
1950s261#1,774 (1955)#2,089
1960s1,740#469 (1966)#1,363
1970s1,878#584 (1970)#791
1980s2,188#647 (1986)#796
1990s2,436#789 (1990)#835
2000s2,438#901 (2000)#992
2010s3,014#673 (2017)#938
2020s1,931#732 (2021)#857

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joelle in 1990

girls
#789
255 births · 1 in 7,445 girls
boys
#5,823
8 births · 1 in 256,755 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #789Joelle255

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #5,823Joelle8
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 7,445 of them was named Joelle, which outranked 94.8% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joelle
  1. #783Phylicia257
  2. #787Kim256
  3. #787Laci256
  4. #789Joelle255
  5. #789Jaqueline255
  6. #789Marquita255
  7. #789Noel255
  8. #793Jolene254
  9. #793Kori254
  10. #793Mai254

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 256,755 of them was named Joelle, which outranked 38.7% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joelle
  1. #5,382Zoe9
  2. #5,382Zong9
  3. #5,382Zuriel9
  4. #5,823Joelle8
  5. #5,823Aaren8
  6. #5,823Aaric8
  7. #5,823Abayomi8
  8. #6,415Abdias7
  9. #6,415Abdulmalik7
  10. #6,415Abdurrahman7

Tied with 591 names at #5,823; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →