Joel
Boy4 letters
#509
in Ireland (2025)
#492 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#185
best rank (2005)
388
babies since 1973
Down 137
10-year rank change
Joel through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #492 |
| 2024 | 8 | #413 |
| 2023 | 6 | #497 |
| 2022 | 10 | #367 |
| 2021 | 11 | #339 |
| 2020 | 8 | #418 |
| 2019 | 7 | #446 |
| 2018 | 11 | #342 |
| 2017 | 11 | #356 |
| 2016 | 15 | #298 |
| 2015 | 11 | #355 |
| 2014 | 14 | #314 |
| 2013 | 13 | #317 |
| 2012 | 15 | #300 |
| 2011 | 17 | #280 |
| 2010 | 20 | #257 |
| 2009 | 22 | #240 |
| 2008 | 21 | #237 |
| 2007 | 19 | #226 |
| 2006 | 17 | #222 |
| 2005 | 21 | #185 |
| 2004 | 12 | #233 |
| 2003 | 16 | #187 |
| 2002 | 16 | #193 |
| 2001 | 14 | #191 |
| 2000 | 5 | #312 |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 9 | #234 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | 6 | #255 |
| 1986 | 4 | #283 |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1973 | 5 | #268 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Joel yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Joel | 6 | 388 |
In Northern Ireland
#138 in 2025 with 17 babies. Best rank #38 (2003); 1,262 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.