How Many People Are Named Joellen?
An estimated 3,824 people in the United States have the first name Joellen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Joellen peaked in popularity in 1960 with 167 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joellen 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 Joellen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,824
About 1 in 89,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1960
167 births
Total Registered
5,394
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joellen
Joellen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,394 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joellen as a female name
Ranked #12,692 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (167 births)
Joellen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joellen span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,312 babies were registered. Joellen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joellen by Decade
How has Joellen 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.
Joellen by State
Birth registrations for Joellen span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Georgia, West Virginia. On average, about 121 Joellens were registered per state.
Joellen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joellen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joellen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joellen?
We estimate approximately 3,824 people named Joellen 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 89,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Joellen a common name?
Joellen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,394 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joellen most popular?
Joellen reached peak popularity in 1960, when 167 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joellen is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joellen a female name?
Joellen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joellen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joellen Smith, Joellen Johnson, Joellen 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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