Joel is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 1985 and has grown less common since.
Joel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #219 among boys (1,633) and #13,970 among girls (6) — overall #419 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,639 | 1,647 | #13,970 | #219 |
| 2024 | 1,646 | 1,659 | #11,580 | #219 |
| 2023 | 1,753 | 1,765 | #11,648 | #212 |
| 2022 | 1,780 | 1,790 | — | #209 |
| 2021 | 1,804 | 1,811 | #12,789 | #211 |
| 2020 | 1,843 | 1,854 | — | #207 |
| 2019 | 2,101 | 2,110 | #14,590 | #187 |
| 2018 | 2,140 | 2,156 | #11,915 | #188 |
| 2017 | 2,271 | 2,286 | #14,923 | #177 |
| 2016 | 2,437 | 2,450 | #10,439 | #166 |
| 2015 | 2,607 | 2,629 | #17,688 | #159 |
| 2014 | 2,683 | 2,717 | #9,823 | #154 |
| 2013 | 2,727 | 2,760 | — | #144 |
| 2012 | 2,780 | 2,818 | — | #144 |
| 2011 | 3,069 | 3,094 | #8,867 | #132 |
| 2010 | 3,074 | 3,120 | #11,706 | #132 |
| 2009 | 3,569 | 3,636 | #18,604 | #116 |
| 2008 | 3,753 | 3,800 | #12,047 | #113 |
| 2007 | 3,433 | 3,509 | #11,190 | #123 |
| 2006 | 3,469 | 3,549 | #8,459 | #123 |
| 2005 | 3,288 | 3,355 | #8,561 | #123 |
| 2004 | 3,249 | 3,340 | #8,949 | #124 |
| 2003 | 3,256 | 3,340 | #9,336 | #124 |
| 2002 | 3,206 | 3,314 | #7,221 | #122 |
| 2001 | 3,182 | 3,279 | #7,115 | #126 |
| 2000 | 3,395 | 3,528 | #6,966 | #112 |
| 1999 | 3,202 | 3,348 | #6,036 | #115 |
| 1998 | 3,187 | 3,320 | #6,513 | #117 |
| 1997 | 3,008 | — | #5,305 | #126 |
| 1996 | 3,027 | — | #4,501 | #124 |
| 1995 | 3,125 | — | #4,142 | #120 |
| 1994 | 3,392 | — | #4,300 | #108 |
| 1993 | 3,586 | — | #3,718 | #101 |
| 1992 | 3,691 | — | #4,295 | #100 |
| 1991 | 3,801 | — | #2,953 | #100 |
| 1990 | 4,037 | — | #3,041 | #95 |
| 1989 | 3,963 | — | #4,057 | #88 |
| 1988 | 3,982 | — | #2,563 | #85 |
| 1987 | 4,173 | — | #2,807 | #75 |
| 1986 | 4,556 | — | #2,155 | #72 |
| 1985 | 4,661 | — | #2,560 | #67 |
| 1984 | 4,568 | — | #2,241 | #66 |
| 1983 | 4,394 | — | #2,053 | #67 |
| 1982 | 4,485 | — | #2,466 | #69 |
| 1981 | 4,587 | — | #2,171 | #65 |
| 1980 | 4,611 | — | #2,166 | #67 |
| 1979 | 4,256 | — | #2,356 | #71 |
| 1978 | 3,853 | — | #2,167 | #74 |
| 1977 | 3,871 | — | #2,039 | #73 |
| 1976 | 3,756 | — | #2,405 | #72 |
| 1975 | 3,770 | — | #2,110 | #74 |
| 1974 | 3,543 | — | #1,744 | #75 |
| 1973 | 3,597 | — | #2,652 | #73 |
| 1972 | 3,570 | — | #1,956 | #78 |
| 1971 | 3,546 | — | #1,863 | #86 |
| 1970 | 3,882 | — | #1,968 | #82 |
| 1969 | 3,756 | — | #1,308 | #80 |
| 1968 | 3,752 | — | #1,338 | #80 |
| 1967 | 3,549 | — | #1,263 | #90 |
| 1966 | 3,335 | — | #1,020 | #102 |
| 1965 | 2,897 | — | #1,897 | #114 |
| 1964 | 3,157 | — | #2,709 | #110 |
| 1963 | 3,256 | — | #2,912 | #110 |
| 1962 | 3,318 | — | #2,768 | #113 |
| 1961 | 3,543 | — | #2,434 | #110 |
| 1960 | 3,735 | — | #2,539 | #110 |
| 1959 | 3,473 | — | #3,165 | #116 |
| 1958 | 3,254 | — | #2,042 | #120 |
| 1957 | 3,630 | — | #2,194 | #104 |
| 1956 | 3,459 | — | #2,349 | #106 |
| 1955 | 2,830 | — | #2,245 | #121 |
| 1954 | 2,626 | — | #1,920 | #127 |
| 1953 | 2,324 | — | #2,262 | #134 |
| 1952 | 2,254 | — | #1,995 | #132 |
| 1951 | 2,176 | — | #2,860 | #129 |
| 1950 | 2,071 | — | #1,809 | #130 |
| 1949 | 2,000 | — | #2,919 | #138 |
| 1948 | 2,051 | — | #1,913 | #137 |
| 1947 | 2,174 | — | #1,772 | #133 |
| 1946 | 2,024 | — | #1,829 | #127 |
| 1945 | 1,621 | — | #1,717 | #135 |
| 1944 | 1,736 | — | #1,830 | #125 |
| 1943 | 1,774 | — | #1,567 | #128 |
| 1942 | 1,620 | — | #1,683 | #134 |
| 1941 | 1,356 | — | #2,049 | #142 |
| 1940 | 1,302 | — | #1,612 | #140 |
| 1939 | 1,319 | — | #1,567 | #135 |
| 1938 | 1,282 | — | #1,778 | #134 |
| 1937 | 1,141 | — | #1,515 | #139 |
| 1936 | 1,092 | — | #1,281 | #146 |
| 1935 | 949 | — | #1,339 | #157 |
| 1934 | 837 | — | #1,627 | #172 |
| 1933 | 679 | — | #2,328 | #185 |
| 1932 | 638 | — | #2,304 | #206 |
| 1931 | 487 | — | #2,875 | #242 |
| 1930 | 471 | — | #2,149 | #263 |
| 1929 | 434 | — | #2,375 | #272 |
| 1928 | 426 | — | #2,874 | #278 |
| 1927 | 403 | — | #2,952 | #285 |
| 1926 | 389 | — | #3,163 | #291 |
| 1925 | 395 | — | #2,330 | #294 |
| 1924 | 390 | — | #2,737 | #295 |
| 1923 | 360 | — | #2,820 | #303 |
| 1922 | 380 | — | #2,874 | #294 |
| 1921 | 407 | — | #2,851 | #281 |
| 1920 | 346 | — | — | #308 |
| 1919 | 367 | — | #3,325 | #280 |
| 1918 | 357 | — | #3,382 | #296 |
| 1917 | 314 | — | #4,339 | #301 |
| 1916 | 289 | — | #3,725 | #310 |
| 1915 | 278 | — | #4,007 | #313 |
| 1914 | 200 | — | — | #322 |
| 1913 | 167 | — | — | #310 |
| 1912 | 134 | — | #3,192 | #333 |
| 1911 | 59 | — | — | #359 |
| 1910 | 55 | — | — | #335 |
| 1909 | 50 | — | — | #328 |
| 1908 | 45 | — | — | #339 |
| 1907 | 54 | — | — | #288 |
| 1906 | 49 | — | — | #292 |
| 1905 | 48 | — | — | #289 |
| 1904 | 43 | — | — | #298 |
| 1903 | 32 | — | — | #343 |
| 1902 | 38 | — | — | #314 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | — | #307 |
| 1900 | 35 | — | — | #380 |
| 1899 | 37 | — | — | #286 |
| 1898 | 48 | — | — | #260 |
| 1897 | 31 | — | — | #334 |
| 1896 | 37 | — | — | #307 |
| 1895 | 37 | — | — | #298 |
| 1894 | 44 | — | — | #266 |
| 1893 | 52 | — | — | #240 |
| 1892 | 39 | — | — | #294 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | — | #300 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | — | #287 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #278 |
| 1888 | 48 | — | — | #253 |
| 1887 | 48 | — | — | #229 |
| 1886 | 49 | — | — | #246 |
| 1885 | 56 | — | — | #215 |
| 1884 | 56 | — | — | #221 |
| 1883 | 51 | — | — | #213 |
| 1882 | 54 | — | — | #223 |
| 1881 | 57 | — | — | #198 |
| 1880 | 41 | — | — | #263 |