Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Joel (feminine) | Joel (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | #211 | 0.096 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | #152 | 0.128 | ||
| 2000 | - | - | #122 | 0.158 | ||
| 1990 | - | - | #112 | 0.164 | ||
| 1980 | - | - | #71 | 0.226 | ||
| 1970 | - | - | #75 | 0.218 | ||
| 1960 | #1692 | 0.002 | #106 | 0.172 | ||
| 1950 | - | - | #121 | 0.136 | ||
| 1940 | #1844 | 0.002 | #133 | 0.115 | ||
| 1930 | #1728 | 0.002 | #169 | 0.080 | ||
| 1920 | - | - | #291 | 0.034 | ||
| 1910 | - | - | #311 | 0.031 | ||
| 1900 | - | - | #312 | 0.029 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | #281 | 0.032 | ||
| 1880 | - | - | #233 | 0.042 | ||
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