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.

11
total births
1976–2012
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that 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.

  • 11 total births
  • 1976–2012 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

11 girls have been named Joielle since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2012.

11
total births
1976–2012
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Joielle was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Joielle in 1976 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

11

Since 1976

37 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1976

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2012

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

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

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 June 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 last appearance in the data was 2012. 6 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joielle: Baby Name Since 1976 - 11 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joielle. 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 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 June 2026.