Joel

JOH-uhl

Boy

Average rank #303 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical

From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yo'el) meaning "Yahweh is God". Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Joel, which describes a plague of locusts. In England, it was first used as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation.

How popular is Joel?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#209

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#278

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#509

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#219

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#339

in 2024

🇳🇿 New Zealand

#263

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia

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