Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Joel (masculine) | Joel (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #212 | 0.098 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #152 | 0.128 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #122 | 0.158 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #112 | 0.164 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #71 | 0.226 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #75 | 0.218 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #106 | 0.172 | #1691 | 0.002 | ||
| 1950 | #121 | 0.136 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #133 | 0.115 | #1844 | 0.002 | ||
| 1930 | #169 | 0.080 | #1728 | 0.002 | ||
| 1920 | #291 | 0.034 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #311 | 0.031 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #312 | 0.029 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #281 | 0.032 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #233 | 0.042 | - | - | ||
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