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Joelle

/dʒoʊˈɛl/ · 97% girls · 253 born in 2025

Joelle has been given to about 16,640 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/dʒoʊˈɛl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,153
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Joelle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 456
  • Born in 2025253
  • All time16,640
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Joelle?

Its best year was 2017, when 456 babies were given the name, ranking 673rd. The typical living American called Joelle is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Joelle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Noelle0.86
  2. Joellen0.78
  3. Mozelle0.76
  4. Janelle0.71
  5. Jenelle0.71
  6. Rochelle0.69
  7. Joella0.71
  8. Josette0.67

Middle names for Joelle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Joelle Rose0.87
  2. Joelle Marie0.87
  3. Joelle Grace0.87
  4. Joelle Louise0.87
  5. Joelle Claire0.86
  6. Joelle Mae0.86

Sibling names for Joelle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marasister · 0.96
  2. Chanasister · 0.95
  3. Noemisister · 0.95
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.95
  5. Vicentebrother · 0.94
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.94

Where Joelle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Louisiana0.02%
  3. Indiana0.02%
  4. Wisconsin0.02%
  5. Pennsylvania0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Joelle White0.82
  2. Joelle Nguyen0.82
  3. Joelle Moore0.82
  4. Joelle Hill0.82
  5. Joelle Hall0.82
  6. Joelle Brown0.82

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Joelle

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Joelle across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.