Given name & surname
Joelle
“Jehovah is God; God is willing”·“jehovah is God; God is willing”
Joelle is a feminine form of Joel. One Hebrew interpretation is “jehovah is God; God is willing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Joelle carries the interpretation “Jehovah is God; God is willing.” Joelle is a feminine form of Joel. One Hebrew interpretation is “jehovah is God; God is willing.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Joelle is used as a feminine counterpart of Joel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,640
- 525 boys · 16,115 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 456 babies
- 2025
- 253
- #1,010 for girls · #12,889 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 248 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,010 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 436 in 2017. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,728 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joelle’s family of names
Joelle is a feminine form of Joel. Joelle has a related form in Joellen. Joelle has a related form in Joetta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Joellavariant
- Joellvariant
- Joelyvariant
- Joettavariant
- Joellyvariant
- Joellenvariant
- Joelynnvariant
- Joellynvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joelle
- JoJo SiwaAmerican dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personalityborn 2003
- Joelle CarterAmerican actress (born 1972)
- Joëlle Mbumi NkouindjinCameroonian triple and long jumperborn 1986
- Joelleactress and singer
- Joëlle SmitsDutch association football player (2000-)
- Joelle WedemeyerGerman association football playerborn 1996
- Joelle MurrayScottish football player (born 1986)
- Joelle FranzmannGerman triathleteborn 1978
- Joelle BehlokLebanese actorborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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