The first name Joelle

In 2025, 11 girls were named Joelle, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 20 births (#1,036).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Joelle with other names.

In 2025, 248 girls born in the United States were named Joelle, the 1,010th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 436 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Joelle Carter
  American actress (born 1972)
• Joëlle Ursull
  French singer, born 1960
• Joelle Numainville
  Canadian racing cyclist, born 1987
• Joëlle Milquet
  Belgian federal Minister of the Interior, born 1961
• Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin
  Cameroonian triple and long jumper, born 1986
• Joelle
  Actress and singer
• Joëlle Smits
  Dutch association football player (2000-)
• Joëlle Mélin
  French politician, born 1950
• Joëlle Léandre
  French double bassist, vocalist and composer, born 1951
• Joelle Wedemeyer
  German association football player, born 1996
• JoJo Siwa
  American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality (born 2003)
• Céline Tran
  French pornographic actress, born 1979

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What is the origin of the name Joelle?

Joelle comes from French.

How popular is the name Joelle?

In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Joelle, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 1998, with 20 births.

Is Joelle a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 16,640 US babies named Joelle since 1880 were girls.

When was Joelle most popular?

2017 in the United States, when 436 babies were named Joelle, its highest rank at 673rd.