Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1966
Joele
21 babies named Joele in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1966–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Joele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1966.
Joele has 21 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1969.
- 21 total births
- 1966–1969 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Joele since 1966, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1969.
- 21
- total births
- 1966–1969
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Joele was born in this single decade.
1968
Single peak year
8 babies were named Joele in 1968 - its busiest year on record.
Joele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joele's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joele at a glance
Last recorded 1969Peak year
1968
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1966
Joele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1969
- Peak year (1968)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Joele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Joele's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Joele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joele? ▼
Joele has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1969. 8 babies were born in 1968, its single highest year.
When was Joele most popular? ▼
Joele was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Joele been used? ▼
Joele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 4 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Joele? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Joele
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joele: Baby Name Since 1966 - 21 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joele draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.