How Many People Are Named Joelle?
An estimated 15,440 people in the United States have the first name Joelle. It is predominantly female (96.8%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Joelle peaked in popularity in 2017 with 456 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joelle 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 Joelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Joelle is overwhelmingly female, 520 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,440
About 1 in 22,199 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
96.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2017
456 births
Total Registered
16,383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joelle
Joelle is predominantly female (96.8%), though 520 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Joelle as a male name
Ranked #5,751 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (24 births)
Joelle as a female name
Ranked #919 in 2024
288 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (436 births)
Joelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joelle span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,210 babies were registered. While Joelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joelle by Decade
How has Joelle 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.
Joelle by State
Birth registrations for Joelle span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, Alaska. On average, about 288 Joelles were registered per state.
Joelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joelle
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joelle?
We estimate approximately 15,440 people named Joelle 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 22,199 Americans share this first name.
Is Joelle a common name?
Joelle is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joelle most popular?
Joelle reached peak popularity in 2017, when 456 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joelle is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joelle a female name?
Joelle is predominantly female. 96.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joelle Smith, Joelle Johnson, Joelle 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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