Girls' name · since 1976

Joielle

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Joielle, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#53,309 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1976
1970s
peak decade

Joielle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1976.

Joielle has 11 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2012.

  • #53,309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1976
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joielle ranks #53,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.

#53,309 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1976
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Joielle's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joielle's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Joielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
4.555.566.5 19762012 5

Joielle by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1970s was Joielle's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Joielle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joielle?
Joielle has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #53,309 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 6 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
Where does Joielle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joielle ranks #53,309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joielle most popular?
Joielle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Joielle been used?
The SSA has tracked Joielle since 1976 -- 37 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Joielle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joi, Joie, Joice, Joia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Joielle's data

  • Joielle's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joielle

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2012 (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 Joielle 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.