Is Juel a boy or girl name?

Juel is a unisex name. Of the 1,726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.8% were girls and 62.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2005, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Juel

Recorded 1893–2025 · United States

Juel was most popular in 2015, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,671 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,726 people named Juel.

Juel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Juel’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Juel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Juel is a unisex name — 37.8% of the 1,726 Americans given it were girls and 62.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2005 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% 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.

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