MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Joel mean?
Joel joins the Hebrew divine name with El, God, in a short statement of devotion. The biblical prophet Joel gives his name to a book among the twelve minor prophets.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जोएल
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Joel in Indian usage
2,482 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 515 |
| 1990s | 1,713 |
| Other decades | 254 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,132 |
| Goa | 414 |
| Mizoram | 312 |
| Manipur | 161 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 116 |
| Meghalaya | 109 |
| Nagaland | 106 |
| Other states | 132 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Joel / M | 223 | 223 |
| Scotland | Joel / M | 13 | 278 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Joel ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Joel; Table_6, C228 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Joel; Table_6, C228
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Joel; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Joel; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy