Unisex name · since 1912
Juel
Juel has 1,073 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Juel is the #4876 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,073 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Juel recorded 1,073 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #4876 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #4,905 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,876 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,073 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juel ranks #4,905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,876 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Juel's 1,073 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Juel compares
1,073 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Juel's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,073 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Juel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Juel splits its recorded history at 1951: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Juel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Juel popularity over time - girls
653 total births recorded since 1893 (Juel as girls' name)
Juel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (324 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Juel's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Juel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 88
1910s
88 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 324 births (30% of all-time use).
How Juel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Juel's total volume
Juel by state
Where Juel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
24 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Juel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (324 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Juels (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Juel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Juel 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.