US rank #3783 Unisex name Peak 2006 1,052 births

Juel — #3783 US boys' name

1,052 babies named Juel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s881920s1371930s661940s491950s281960s51970s101980s51990s112000s1992010s3242020s130
#3783
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Juel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

40 babies were named Juel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,052 babies named Juel between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juel currently holds the #3783 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 40 babies received it in a single year. Juel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 653 additional births since 1893.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Juel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Juel in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juel 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 1,052 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.

Juel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,052

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2006

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,783

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
40
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
01020304050 202420152006196119421931192219131912 6

Juel popularity over time — girls

653 total births recorded since 1893 (Juel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 653 births
05101520 202020071994195219421930192019101893 7

Juel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
324 births that decade — 31% of Juel's all-time total
1910s881920s1371930s661940s491950s281960s51970s101980s51990s112000s1992010s3242020s130

Juel by state

Where Juel concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Juel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
24 2.3%
#2 Florida
15 1.4%
#3 California
10 1.0%
#4 North Carolina
10 1.0%
#5 New Jersey
6 0.6%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
#7 Minnesota
5 0.5%
#8 Missouri
5 0.5%
New York share of Juel's total US births 2.3%
Even split

24 of 1,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juel?
1,052 babies have been named Juel since 1912. It currently ranks #3783 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 40 births.
When was Juel most popular?
Juel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Juel most popular?
The top states for the name Juel are New York (24 births), Florida (15 births), California (10 births).
Is Juel a unisex name?
Yes, Juel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,052 births, and as a girl's name it has 653 births.
How long has the name Juel been used?
Juel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Juelz, Juergen, Juell, Juellz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–2024 (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.