Masculine dossier · first seen 1969
Joell
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
77
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Joell
How many people are named Joell?
An estimated 1,180 living Americans are named Joell.
How rare is Joell?
Joell is very rare among babies today, with 15 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 80.5% from its 2011 peak.
How old is the typical Joell?
The median age of a living American named Joell is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 22 years old.
Is Joell still popular?
Not especially. Joell has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 15 births in 2025.
Where is Joell most common?
Joell has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1969Peak 20112025
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
80.5%
2025
15
All-time
1,200
Where it lives now
Joell is most concentrated in New York — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Joell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.