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Meaning

The name Joel has the following meaning:

Jehovah is God; God is willing.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Joel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 123 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Joel fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 115 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Joel in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Joel is pronounced as jo-ell

Origins

Joel originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Joel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Joel: Boys - Amon, Areli, Asher, Elzie, Enoch, Jadon, Javon, Raphael, Girls - Anais, Derora, Diza, Gayla, Mikaila, Ona, Yadira, Both genders - Jesse

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Joel: Joell (Hebrew)

Style

We think the name Joel should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Joel to be: Energetic, fun-loving and cute guy

In one word, you might describe Joel as a(n) "fun-loving" person.

See other "fun-loving" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Joel (or its variants) are:

Joel Grey, born on 11 April, a famous entertainer. Joel Grey's background: ATony and Academy Award winning American stage and screen actor.

Joël Lautier, born on 12 April, a famous chess player. Joël Lautier's background: A French chess grandmaster. Lautier is one of the strongest grandmasters from France. He was World Junior Chess Championship winner in 1988 on tiebreak at Adelaide, and has won the French Chess Championship in 2004 and 2005.

Joel Schumacher, born on 29 August, a famous director. Joel Schumacher's background: An American film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for directing St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down, The Client, Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, and Batman & Robin.
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