Is Joell a boy or girl name?

Joell is a unisex name. Of the 2,229 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 46.2% were girls and 53.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2000, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Joell

Recorded 1939–2025 · United States

Joell was most popular in 1966, when 120 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,556 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,229 people named Joell.

Joell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joell’s peak in 1966. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joell is a unisex name — 46.2% of the 2,229 Americans given it were girls and 53.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2000 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Joell

Where Joell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org