Trend of the Popularity of Joel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,633 male babies that were named Joel in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Joel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 4,623 babies, which was 0.25% of the total male babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Joel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Joel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Joel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Joel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Joel from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Joel as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	4564	0.26
1981	4540	0.25
1982	4446	0.25
1983	4345	0.24
1984	4524	0.25
1985	4623	0.25
1986	4507	0.25
1987	4138	0.22
1988	3940	0.21
1989	3939	0.20
1990	4000	0.20
1991	3762	0.19
1992	3667	0.18
1993	3557	0.18
1994	3368	0.17
1995	3100	0.16
1996	3004	0.16
1997	2989	0.16
1998	3172	0.17
1999	3185	0.17
2000	3380	0.17
2001	3167	0.16
2002	3191	0.16
2003	3245	0.16
2004	3237	0.16
2005	3275	0.16
2006	3455	0.17
2007	3423	0.17
2008	3744	0.18
2009	3564	0.18
2010	3065	0.16
2011	3056	0.16
2012	2780	0.15
2013	2727	0.14
2014	2672	0.14
2015	2602	0.14
2016	2427	0.13
2017	2265	0.12
2018	2132	0.12
2019	2095	0.12
2020	1843	0.11
2021	1797	0.10
2022	1780	0.10
2023	1745	0.10
2024	1638	0.10
2025	1633	0.10