US rank #4920 Unisex name Peak 2011 1,185 births

Joell — #4920 US boys' name

1,185 babies named Joell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s391980s601990s1202000s3252010s5142020s121
#4920
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Joell was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

77 babies were named Joell in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,185 babies named Joell between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joell currently holds the #4920 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 77 babies received it in a single year. Joell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,029 additional births since 1939.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joell performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Joell in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,185

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2011

77 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,920

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
77
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819791969 6

Joell popularity over time — girls

1,029 total births recorded since 1939 (Joell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,029 births
-50050100150 201219951987197919711962195419441939 5

Joell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
514 births that decade — 43% of Joell's all-time total
1960s61970s391980s601990s1202000s3252010s5142020s121

Joell by state

Where Joell concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
102 8.6%
#2 California
80 6.8%
#3 Florida
51 4.3%
#4 New Jersey
18 1.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
18 1.5%
#6 North Carolina
16 1.4%
#7 Virginia
12 1.0%
#8 Massachusetts
6 0.5%
New York share of Joell's total US births 8.6%
Even split

102 of 1,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Joell appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joell?
1,185 babies have been named Joell since 1969. It currently ranks #4920 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 77 births.
When was Joell most popular?
Joell was most popular in the 2010s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Joell most popular?
The top states for the name Joell are New York (102 births), California (80 births), Florida (51 births).
Is Joell a unisex name?
Yes, Joell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,185 births, and as a girl's name it has 1,029 births.
How long has the name Joell been used?
Joell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.