Joell
Joell was the 5989th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1841st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,106 places. More babies were named Joell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Joel) the Lord is God · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #5,989 boys, down 1,651 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201177 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,229babies recorded
What does the name Joell mean?
Joell is a spelling of Joel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Joel's meaning and origin.
Joel comes from Hebrew Yo'el, made of a short form of the divine name, Yo, and El, 'God', so 'Yahweh is God' or 'the Lord is God'; Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree. Joel is the prophet of the biblical book of that name. Wiktionary notes that medieval French and English Joel could also come from the unrelated Breton name Judicaël. Yoel is the modern Hebrew form.
יוֹאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Yo'el, the Lord is God”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Yoel, Joelle, Elijah.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Hebrew Bible, Joel 1:1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria; verse reference and facts only, not quoted
- Wikipedia, 'Joel (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Joell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,989 | — | 15 |
| 2020 | — | #4,338 | — | 23 |
| 2010 | — | #1,990 | — | 69 |
| 2000 | #16,159 | #3,846 | 5 | 21 |
| 1990 | #8,803 | #4,539 | 9 | 12 |
| 1980 | #5,676 | #6,719 | 12 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,765 | — | 51 | — |
| 1960 | #4,025 | — | 11 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Joell, counting every spelling?
Joell is a spelling of Joel, a name family that ranked #232 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,989 for Joell on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,648 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel | 1,633 | #219 | 8,593 |
| Joell | 15 | #5,989 | 113 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Joell?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joell?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Joell are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 22. That makes Joell mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joell by state
How common Joell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joell
What does Joell mean?
Joell is a spelling of Joel, which means “the Lord is God” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Joell?
Joell was the 5989th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1841st with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,106 places. More babies were named Joell in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joell in the US.
Where is Joell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joell was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).