The baby name Joel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 5,140 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Joel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1911 | 32 |
| 1912 | 105 |
| 1913 | 137 |
| 1914 | 164 |
| 1915 | 268 |
| 1916 | 331 |
| 1917 | 376 |
| 1918 | 418 |
| 1919 | 433 |
| 1920 | 372 |
| 1921 | 464 |
| 1922 | 417 |
| 1923 | 437 |
| 1924 | 451 |
| 1925 | 437 |
| 1926 | 467 |
| 1927 | 450 |
| 1928 | 469 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1929 | 566 |
| 1930 | 624 |
| 1931 | 579 |
| 1932 | 624 |
| 1933 | 686 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1934 | 869 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1935 | 1,089 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1936 | 1,232 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1937 | 1,282 |
| 1938 | 7 |
| 1938 | 1,405 |
| 1939 | 1,466 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1940 | 1,500 |
| 1941 | 1,628 |
| 1942 | 2,034 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1943 | 2,109 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1944 | 2,030 |
| 1945 | 1,908 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1946 | 2,249 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1947 | 2,670 |
| 1948 | 12 |
| 1948 | 2,603 |
| 1949 | 2,512 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1950 | 2,627 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2,666 |
| 1952 | 2,762 |
| 1953 | 3,147 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1954 | 3,215 |
| 1955 | 8 |
| 1955 | 4,152 |
| 1956 | 4,894 |
| 1957 | 4,789 |
| 1958 | 4,445 |
| 1959 | 4,524 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1960 | 5,129 |
| 1961 | 4,247 |
| 1962 | 4,255 |
| 1963 | 4,229 |
| 1964 | 3,940 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1965 | 3,776 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1966 | 4,092 |
| 1967 | 11 |
| 1967 | 4,356 |
| 1968 | 20 |
| 1968 | 4,577 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1969 | 4,561 |
| 1970 | 4,460 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1971 | 4,038 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1972 | 4,024 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1973 | 4,071 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1974 | 3,909 |
| 1975 | 4,038 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1976 | 4,089 |
| 1977 | 4,763 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1978 | 4,303 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1979 | 4,808 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1980 | 5,127 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1981 | 4,727 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1982 | 4,661 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1983 | 4,711 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1984 | 4,544 |
| 1985 | 4,350 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1986 | 5,140 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 4,204 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1988 | 3,932 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3,899 |
| 1990 | 3,817 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1991 | 3,604 |
| 1992 | 3,735 |
| 1993 | 3,668 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1994 | 3,462 |
| 1995 | 3,208 |
| 1996 | 2,975 |
| 1997 | 2,998 |
| 1998 | 3,165 |
| 1999 | 3,305 |
| 2000 | 3,505 |
| 2001 | 3,165 |
| 2002 | 2,878 |
| 2003 | 3,012 |
| 2004 | 3,001 |
| 2005 | 3,485 |
| 2006 | 3,652 |
| 2007 | 3,373 |
| 2008 | 3,667 |
| 2009 | 3,720 |
| 2010 | 3,219 |
| 2011 | 3,194 |
| 2012 | 3,272 |
| 2013 | 3,249 |
| 2014 | 2,860 |
| 2015 | 3,295 |
| 2016 | 3,205 |
| 2017 | 2,788 |
| 2018 | 2,504 |
| 2019 | 2,527 |
| 2020 | 1,676 |
| 2021 | 1,907 |
| 2022 | 1,856 |
| 2023 | 1,775 |
| 2024 | 1,680 |