Joël

Meaning and origin of Joël

Popularity of Joël in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1953.
• Over recent years, Joël has been stable (−1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Joël every 55 schools.

Joël in English-speaking countries

Joël ranks 134^th in Northern Ireland, 193^rd in England and Wales and 218^th in United States, against 978^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  134^th boys’ name52 babies in 3 years1 boy in 490

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  218^th boys’ name5,016 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,025−3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  193^rd boys’ name769 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,075−5.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  286^th boys’ name41 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,086

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  364^th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,448

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  288^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,537

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  353^rd boys’ name102 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,666−7.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  478^th boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,591

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Joël and Joel are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Joel40

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Joël

• Evann
• Jarod
• Evan
• Jamie
• Mahé
• Jared
• Juan
• Jaël
• Aël
• Adan
• Manny
• Owenn

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• →French names of Celtic origin