How Many People Are Named Juel?
An estimated 996 people in the United States have the first name Juel. It is used for both genders, with 61.7% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Juel peaked in popularity in 2015 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Juel 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 Juel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Juel is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
996
About 1 in 344,131 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2015
49 births
Total Registered
1,705
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Juel
Juel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.7%) and females (38.3%). Out of 1,705 total births registered, 1,052 were male and 653 were female.
Juel as a male name
Ranked #3,831 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (40 births)
Juel as a female name
Ranked #12,747 in 2020
7 female births in 2020
Peak: 1924 (19 births)
Juel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Juel span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 367 babies were registered. While Juel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Juel by Decade
How has Juel 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.
Juel by State
Birth registrations for Juel span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida. The lowest are in Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois. On average, about 11 Juels were registered per state.
Juel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Juel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Juel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juel?
We estimate approximately 996 people named Juel 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 344,131 Americans share this first name.
Is Juel a common name?
Juel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,705 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Juel most popular?
Juel reached peak popularity in 2015, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Juel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Juel a male name?
Juel is predominantly male. 61.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Juel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Juel Smith, Juel Johnson, Juel 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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