Joelle
French feminine form of Joel, from Hebrew Yoel, "Yahweh is God." The biblical Joel is one of the Minor Prophets.
Joelle in 2025
Joelle was given to 253 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,906th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,104 babies born.
The history of Joelle
Joelle reached its highest point in 2017, when 456 babies were given the name, ranking 1,230th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 830th, in 1966.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 16,640 babies have been named Joelle. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Joelle by decade
| Decade | Babies named Joelle | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,673 |
| 1930s | 50 | 4,482 |
| 1940s | 174 | 2,905 |
| 1950s | 261 | 2,934 |
| 1960s | 1,740 | 830 |
| 1970s | 1,878 | 1,033 |
| 1980s | 2,215 | 1,152 |
| 1990s | 2,518 | 1,377 |
| 2000s | 2,567 | 1,565 |
| 2010s | 3,210 | 1,230 |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 1,366 |
Where Joelle is heading
Joelle has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 260 babies in 2015 to 253 in 2025.
Names like Joelle
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Joelle.