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Joelle

Girl

Meaning of Joelle: French: 'Jehovah is God'

Joelle is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 972nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#972

253 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,640

First recorded 1918 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 160 babies1982: 167 babies1983: 162 babies1984: 198 babies1985: 279 babies1986: 284 babies1987: 292 babies1988: 247 babies1989: 249 babies1990: 263 babies19901991: 256 babies1992: 226 babies1993: 232 babies1994: 263 babies1995: 251 babies1996: 242 babies1997: 262 babies1998: 263 babies1999: 260 babies2000: 252 babies20002001: 240 babies2002: 252 babies2003: 269 babies2004: 273 babies2005: 231 babies2006: 253 babies2007: 278 babies2008: 275 babies2009: 244 babies2010: 237 babies20102011: 241 babies2012: 243 babies2013: 244 babies2014: 269 babies2015: 260 babies2016: 387 babies2017: 456 babies2018: 440 babies2019: 433 babies2020: 382 babies20202021: 407 babies2022: 377 babies2023: 298 babies2024: 305 babies2025: 253 babies
US babies named Joelle per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 456.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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