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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 978 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

16,271

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

978

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	793	#75
1997	809	#75
1998	782	#76
1999	829	#70
2000	791	#68
2001	926	#62
2002	858	#69
2003	846	#69
2004	885	#73
2005	978	#69
2006	897	#74
2007	858	#80
2008	766	#88
2009	836	#80
2010	802	#81
2011	712	#88
2012	621	#101
2013	594	#105
2014	570	#108
2015	591	#109
2016	524	#119

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

793

#75

1997

809

#75

1998

782

#76

1999

829

#70

2000

791

#68

2001

926

#62

2002

858

#69

2003

846

#69

2004

885

#73

2005

978

#69

2006

897

#74

2007

858

#80

2008

766

#88

2009

836

#80

2010

802

#81

2011

712

#88

2012

621

#101

2013

594

#105

2014

570

#108

2015

591

#109

2016

524

#119

Meaning

Numerology of Joel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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