Unisex name · since 1969
Joell
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 1,200 babies named Joell, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,200
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joell is the #5940 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,200 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Joell recorded 1,200 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #5940 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,940 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,200 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joell ranks #4,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,940 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,200 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,200
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joell's 1,200 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Joell compares
1,200 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joell's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,200 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joell's full recorded timeline at 2001, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Joell popularity over time - girls
1,029 total births recorded since 1939 (Joell as girls' name)
Joell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (514 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Joell's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Joell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
325 births
- 2010s
2010s
514 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 514 births (43% of all-time use).
How Joell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joell's total volume
Joell by state
Where Joell concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 102 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 80 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 51 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
102 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Joell appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joell's data
- Joell's decade-level peak was the 2010s (514 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Joells (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Joell 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 August 2026.