How Many People Are Named Joell?
An estimated 2,046 people in the United States have the first name Joell. It is used for both genders, with 53.5% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Joell peaked in popularity in 1966 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Joell has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Joell is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,046
About 1 in 167,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.5% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1966
120 births
Total Registered
2,214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joell
Joell is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.5%) and females (46.5%). Out of 2,214 total births registered, 1,185 were male and 1,029 were female.
Joell as a male name
Ranked #4,950 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (77 births)
Joell as a female name
Ranked #18,079 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1966 (120 births)
Joell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joell span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 524 babies were registered. Joell has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joell by Decade
How has Joell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joell by State
Birth registrations for Joell span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Oregon, Maryland. On average, about 31 Joells were registered per state.
Joell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joell?
We estimate approximately 2,046 people named Joell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 167,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Joell a common name?
Joell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joell most popular?
Joell reached peak popularity in 1966, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joell is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joell a male name?
Joell is predominantly male. 53.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joell Smith, Joell Johnson, Joell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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