First Name JOEL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JOEL is ranked as the 250th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 268,331.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 84.15 people named JOEL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOEL is 226,589.
  • The SSA data also shows that JOEL is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names JOEL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 268,331 +/-0.7%
  • National Rank 250
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 84.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 226,589
  • National Rank 239
  • Percentile Rank 99.74%
  • Proportion/100k 71.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOEL is 69.6% White, 17.2% Hispanic origin, 9.6% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name JOEL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name JOEL is included in the following name categories:
  • Masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • French masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Biblical surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name JOEL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.6% 63.9% 5.7%
Hispanic origin 17.2% 16.3% 0.9%
Black 9.6% 12.3% -2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JOEL is California where 33,907 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JOEL, as 143.54 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JOEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 10,250 79.58 99.5% Indiana 4,237 64.22 99.0% Iowa 3,539 113.91 99.2% Kansas 2,103 72.4 98.2% Michigan 8,051 81.24 99.6% Minnesota 7,783 142.63 99.6% Missouri 2,280 76.16 98.5% Nebraska 1,748 92.89 98.0% North Dakota 1,061 143.54 96.8% Ohio 6,858 59.15 99.2% South Dakota 1,088 127.48 96.8% Wisconsin 6,313 109.65 99.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 10,250 79.58 99.5%
Indiana 4,237 64.22 99.0%
Iowa 3,539 113.91 99.2%
Kansas 2,103 72.4 98.2%
Michigan 8,051 81.24 99.6%
Minnesota 7,783 142.63 99.6%
Missouri 2,280 76.16 98.5%
Nebraska 1,748 92.89 98.0%
North Dakota 1,061 143.54 96.8%
Ohio 6,858 59.15 99.2%
South Dakota 1,088 127.48 96.8%
Wisconsin 6,313 109.65 99.4%
West State Statistics First-Names JOEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 653 88.64 95.2% Arizona 5,965 88.61 99.1% California 33,907 87.38 99.8% Colorado 5,200 97.09 99.2% Hawaii 1,066 75.07 98.6% Idaho 1,444 88.37 97.7% Montana 832 81.24 96.4% Nevada 2,540 89.48 98.8% New Mexico 1,753 84.07 97.9% Oregon 3,558 89.62 98.9% Utah 2,675 90.89 98.6% Washington 6,423 90.95 99.5% Wyoming 392 67.05 94.0%

West States
State stats for the first name JOEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 653 88.64 95.2%
Arizona 5,965 88.61 99.1%
California 33,907 87.38 99.8%
Colorado 5,200 97.09 99.2%
Hawaii 1,066 75.07 98.6%
Idaho 1,444 88.37 97.7%
Montana 832 81.24 96.4%
Nevada 2,540 89.48 98.8%
New Mexico 1,753 84.07 97.9%
Oregon 3,558 89.62 98.9%
Utah 2,675 90.89 98.6%
Washington 6,423 90.95 99.5%
Wyoming 392 67.05 94.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JOEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 2,469 68.66 98.9% Maine 978 73.52 96.6% Massachusetts 4,865 72.13 99.1% New Hampshire 804 60.56 96.6% New Jersey 5,931 66.36 99.3% New York 14,626 74.07 99.7% Pennsylvania 8,679 67.87 99.4% Rhode Island 866 82.06 97.4% Vermont 341 54.43 95.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 2,469 68.66 98.9%
Maine 978 73.52 96.6%
Massachusetts 4,865 72.13 99.1%
New Hampshire 804 60.56 96.6%
New Jersey 5,931 66.36 99.3%
New York 14,626 74.07 99.7%
Pennsylvania 8,679 67.87 99.4%
Rhode Island 866 82.06 97.4%
Vermont 341 54.43 95.8%
South State Statistics First-Names JOEL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,544 93.69 99.2% Arkansas 2,146 72.35 98.4% Delaware 477 50.94 97.9% Dist. of Columbia 532 80.69 98.2% Florida 15,880 79.83 99.8% Georgia 10,018 99.22 99.6% Kentucky 2,262 51.26 98.2% Louisiana 3,155 67.86 98.8% Maryland 4,128 69.07 99.4% Mississippi 2,280 76.16 98.5% North Carolina 8,155 82.01 99.6% Oklahoma 2,807 72.38 98.6% South Carolina 4,441 91.9 99.1% Tennessee 4,743 72.42 99.2% Texas 25,845 95.88 99.8% Virginia 5,421 65.1 99.3% West Virginia 655 35.38 95.1%

South States
State stats for the first name JOEL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,544 93.69 99.2%
Arkansas 2,146 72.35 98.4%
Delaware 477 50.94 97.9%
Dist. of Columbia 532 80.69 98.2%
Florida 15,880 79.83 99.8%
Georgia 10,018 99.22 99.6%
Kentucky 2,262 51.26 98.2%
Louisiana 3,155 67.86 98.8%
Maryland 4,128 69.07 99.4%
Mississippi 2,280 76.16 98.5%
North Carolina 8,155 82.01 99.6%
Oklahoma 2,807 72.38 98.6%
South Carolina 4,441 91.9 99.1%
Tennessee 4,743 72.42 99.2%
Texas 25,845 95.88 99.8%
Virginia 5,421 65.1 99.3%
West Virginia 655 35.38 95.1%
 

Full Names with JOEL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOEL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named JOEL.

The most popular full name is JOEL Smith. 0.71% of all the people named JOEL have this family name.

There are 22551 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOEL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JOEL Smith 0.71%
2 JOEL Johnson 0.63%
3 JOEL Garcia 0.55%
4 JOEL Rodriguez 0.45%
5 JOEL Hernandez 0.42%
6 JOEL Anderson 0.37%
7 JOEL Gonzalez 0.37%
8 JOEL Martinez 0.37%
9 JOEL Miller 0.37%
10 JOEL Brown 0.36%
11 JOEL Lopez 0.35%
12 JOEL Williams 0.34%
13 JOEL Perez 0.29%
14 JOEL Davis 0.27%
15 JOEL Martin 0.26%
16 JOEL Jones 0.25%
17 JOEL Sanchez 0.24%
18 JOEL Harris 0.22%
19 JOEL Ramirez 0.21%
20 JOEL Wilson 0.21%