Girls' name · since 1918
Joelle
Joelle has 16,115 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,115
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
16,115 babies have been named Joelle since 1918, making it today's #1008 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Joelle recorded 16,115 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #1008 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, 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 1918 to 2025.
- #1,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,115 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joelle ranks #1,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,115 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,115
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joelle's 16,115 recorded births place it above 98.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joelle compares
16,115 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Joelle's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 436 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joelle's SSA record in two at 1979 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 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 436, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 436
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Joelle popularity over time - boys
525 total births recorded since 1985 (Joelle as boys' name)
Joelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,014 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Joelle's strongest decade.
3,014 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Joelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 174
1940s
174 births
- 1950s 261
1950s
261 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,740 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,878 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,188 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,436 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,438 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,014 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,931 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,014 births (19% of all-time use).
How Joelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joelle's total volume
Joelle by state
Where Joelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,168 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,773 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,086 | 6.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 770 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 727 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 611 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 552 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 518 | 3.2% |
2,168 of 16,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Joelle appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joelle's data
- Joelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,014 total births) through the 2020s (1,931) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Joelles (2,168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Joelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Joelle 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.