Joel · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 107 recorded years as a table

Joel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	9
1915	6
1916	7
1917	6
1918	8
1919	8
1921	10
1922	10
1923	10
1924	10
1925	13
1926	8
1927	9
1928	10
1929	13
1930	14
1931	9
1932	13
1933	13
1934	21
1935	29
1936	31
1937	23
1938	18
1939	22
1940	21
1941	14
1942	19
1943	21
1944	17
1945	18
1946	16
1947	17
1948	15
1949	8
1950	16
1951	8
1952	14
1953	12
1954	15
1955	12
1956	11
1957	13
1958	15
1959	7
1960	11
1961	12
1962	10
1963	10
1964	12
1965	21
1966	61
1967	44
1968	42
1969	44
1970	25
1971	28
1972	28
1973	19
1974	35
1975	28
1976	23
1977	31
1978	28
1979	25
1980	28
1981	28
1982	23
1983	29
1984	26
1985	22
1986	29
1987	20
1988	24
1989	13
1990	19
1991	21
1992	13
1993	16
1994	13
1995	14
1996	13
1997	11
1998	8
1999	10
2000	8
2001	8
2002	8
2003	6
2004	7
2005	7
2006	7
2007	5
2008	5
2009	3
2010	5
2011	7
2014	6
2015	3
2016	6
2017	3
2018	5
2019	4
2021	4
2023	5
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Joel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Joel

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #13,208
How rare: 1 in 267,877 girls
Since 1912: 2,595

Most popular in 1966, at 61 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 33% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.