Recorded 1975–1980 Girls' name Peak 1975 130 births

Joyel — girls' name

130 babies named Joyel in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1221980s8
1970s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Joyel was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

79 babies were named Joyel in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joyel

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Joyel between 1975 and 1980, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joyel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joyel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joyel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Joyel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joyel 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 130 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.

Joyel at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

130

Since 1975

6 years of records

Peak year

1975

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1975

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1980

Joyel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1975

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1975)
79
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
020406080100 198019791978197719761975 79

Joyel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
122 births that decade — 94% of Joyel's all-time total
1970s1221980s8

Joyel by state

Where Joyel concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Joyel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 11.5%
#2 Ohio
8 6.2%
#3 New Jersey
7 5.4%
#4 Michigan
6 4.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 3.8%
New York share of Joyel's total US births 11.5%
Even split

15 of 130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joyel?
130 babies have been named Joyel since 1975. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1975 with 79 births.
When was Joyel most popular?
Joyel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Joyel most popular?
The top states for the name Joyel are New York (15 births), Ohio (8 births), New Jersey (7 births).
How long has the name Joyel been used?
Joyel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 6 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Joyel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joyce, Joy, Joycelyn, Joye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–1980 (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.