Joel

Joel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Joel or Yoel is a male name derived from יוֹאֵל Standard Hebrew, Yoʾel, Tiberian Hebrew, or Yôʾēl, meaning "Yahu is god", "YHWH is God", or the modern translation "Yahweh is God". Joel as a given name appears in the Hebrew Bible.

From Wikipedia

Joel first appears in the data in 1976 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 558 babies (rank #27 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Joel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,502

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

558

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	69	#100
1977	85	#97
1978	211	#59
1979	293	#41
1980	357	#35
1981	359	#34
1982	436	#32
1983	368	#38
1984	411	#35
1985	437	#35
1986	470	#32
1987	558	#27
1988	545	#27
1989	467	#31
1990	467	#35
1991	524	#28
1992	394	#42
1993	427	#39
1994	426	#38
1995	387	#41
1996	390	#42
1997	357	#45
1998	340	#44
1999	357	#41
2000	350	#42
2001	325	#44
2002	327	#46
2003	315	#48
2004	323	#44
2005	260	#56
2006	160	#58
2007	139	#70
2008	228	#79
2009	222	#79
2010	184	#92
2013	71	#106
2014	28	#114
2015	85	#126
2016	340	#102
2017	9	#190

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#100

1977

#97

1978

211

#59

1979

293

#41

1980

357

#35

1981

359

#34

1982

436

#32

1983

368

#38

1984

411

#35

1985

437

#35

1986

470

#32

1987

558

#27

1988

545

#27

1989

467

#31

1990

467

#35

1991

524

#28

1992

394

#42

1993

427

#39

1994

426

#38

1995

387

#41

1996

390

#42

1997

357

#45

1998

340

#44

1999

357

#41

2000

350

#42

2001

325

#44

2002

327

#46

2003

315

#48

2004

323

#44

2005

260

#56

2006

160

#58

2007

139

#70

2008

228

#79

2009

222

#79

2010

184

#92

2013

#106

2014

#114

2015

#126

2016

340

#102

2017

#190

Meaning

Numerology of Joel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Joel

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Year-by-Year Detail