Fun Facts About the Name Joelle
- More than 16 thousand babies named Joelle: U.S. records list 16,636 babies given the name Joelle from 1880 through 2025. Even 525 boys received the name Joelle - about 1 boy for every 31 girls.
What Does the Name Joelle Mean?
Joelle is the feminine form of Joel, a name from biblical Hebrew. The Hebrew form is Yo'el (יוֹאֵל). It is most often explained as a compound of two elements: Yo- (or Yeho-), a shortened form of the divine name YHWH, and El (אֵל), the Hebrew word for "God." Read literally, the name means "Yah(weh) is God," which is customarily rendered "The Lord is God."
A less common explanation links Yo'el instead to the Hebrew root ya'al, meaning "to will" or "to benefit," which would give a different sense. The theophoric (God-containing) reading is the one usually given, but the precise derivation is not entirely settled.
In French, the masculine Joël takes the feminine ending seen in pairs such as Daniel/Danielle and Gabriel/Gabrielle, producing Joëlle. English uses Joelle, normally without the diaeresis, as the feminine counterpart of Joel.
Joelle Name History & Origins
Joel is an old Hebrew name. It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of the prophet whose oracles make up the Book of Joel, and also as the name of other figures, including the firstborn son of the prophet Samuel. Through the Greek and Latin of the Christian Bible, the name passed into European languages as Joel in English, Joël in French, and comparable forms in other tongues.
The feminine Joëlle is chiefly a French form. Its diaeresis over the e marks that vowel as pronounced in its own right rather than folded into the preceding syllable, so the name ends with a distinct "el" sound. The spelling is established in France and other French-speaking regions.
English speakers generally write the name Joelle, dropping the two dots, and treat it as the feminine of Joel. In American usage the French and English spellings are usually said the same way, with the stress on the second syllable.
How Popular is the Name Joelle?
Joelle recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2017. Its best rank was #469 in 1966.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,010 | 248 | 0.0154% |
| 2024 | #919 | 288 | 0.0179% |
| 2023 | #937 | 283 | 0.0177% |
| 2022 | #785 | 361 | 0.0220% |
| 2021 | #734 | 388 | 0.0237% |
| 2020 | #762 | 359 | 0.0222% |
| 2019 | #704 | 411 | 0.0245% |
| 2018 | #699 | 416 | 0.0245% |
| 2017 | #673 | 436 | 0.0253% |
| 2016 | #784 | 363 | 0.0205% |
| 2015 | #1,080 | 243 | 0.0136% |
| 2014 | #1,039 | 250 | 0.0140% |
| 2013 | #1,083 | 228 | 0.0130% |
| 2012 | #1,122 | 221 | 0.0126% |
| 2011 | #1,100 | 224 | 0.0127% |
| 2010 | #1,110 | 222 | 0.0125% |
| 2009 | #1,114 | 228 | 0.0124% |
| 2008 | #1,024 | 256 | 0.0135% |
| 2007 | #1,021 | 259 | 0.0135% |
| 2006 | #1,084 | 234 | 0.0123% |
| 2005 | #1,082 | 220 | 0.0119% |
| 2004 | #936 | 257 | 0.0140% |
| 2003 | #903 | 264 | 0.0144% |
| 2002 | #916 | 244 | 0.0136% |
| 2001 | #951 | 233 | 0.0129% |
| 2000 | #902 | 243 | 0.0134% |
| 1999 | #857 | 253 | 0.0143% |
| 1998 | #838 | 254 | 0.0144% |
| 1997 | #821 | 252 | 0.0145% |
| 1996 | #848 | 235 | 0.0134% |
| 1995 | #810 | 245 | 0.0139% |
| 1994 | #795 | 256 | 0.0143% |
| 1993 | #867 | 224 | 0.0124% |
| 1992 | #914 | 214 | 0.0116% |
| 1991 | #828 | 248 | 0.0132% |
| 1990 | #790 | 255 | 0.0134% |
| 1989 | #790 | 241 | 0.0131% |
| 1988 | #785 | 240 | 0.0135% |
| 1987 | #654 | 287 | 0.0165% |
| 1986 | #648 | 284 | 0.0166% |
| 1985 | #666 | 272 | 0.0158% |
| 1984 | #802 | 198 | 0.0118% |
| 1983 | #921 | 162 | 0.0097% |
| 1982 | #908 | 167 | 0.0099% |
| 1981 | #934 | 160 | 0.0096% |
| 1980 | #869 | 177 | 0.0107% |
| 1979 | #899 | 166 | 0.0103% |
| 1978 | #827 | 181 | 0.0118% |
| 1977 | #861 | 171 | 0.0112% |
| 1976 | #867 | 157 | 0.0107% |
| 1975 | #786 | 179 | 0.0123% |
| 1974 | #817 | 165 | 0.0112% |
| 1973 | #826 | 159 | 0.0109% |
| 1972 | #733 | 191 | 0.0126% |
| 1971 | #723 | 210 | 0.0126% |
| 1970 | #585 | 299 | 0.0171% |
| 1969 | #552 | 320 | 0.0190% |
| 1968 | #490 | 390 | 0.0238% |
| 1967 | #492 | 375 | 0.0227% |
| 1966 | #469 | 406 | 0.0240% |
| 1965 | #1,100 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1964 | #2,172 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #1,879 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1962 | #2,283 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1961 | #2,172 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #2,122 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #2,311 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1958 | #1,963 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #2,088 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1956 | #2,128 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #1,781 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1954 | #2,099 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1953 | #2,095 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1952 | #2,165 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1951 | #2,429 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,080 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #2,094 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #1,722 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1947 | #1,840 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1946 | #2,121 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #2,279 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1944 | #2,336 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1943 | #2,631 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #2,594 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #3,121 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,083 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #2,662 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #2,825 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #4,525 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,036 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #4,038 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,996 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #5,196 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,889 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #5,751 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,337 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,989 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #5,224 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #4,337 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,545 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #4,293 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #4,834 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,250 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #5,396 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #4,965 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #5,519 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,458 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,310 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,874 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,685 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #4,976 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #4,894 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #4,771 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #6,859 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #5,115 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #11,755 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #8,022 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #8,720 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,092 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,267 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,547 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,853 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,515 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,285 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,505 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,698 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,208 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,104 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,904 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,091 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,513 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,428 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Joelle Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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