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Joelle

Joelle: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Yahweh is God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
zhoh-EL · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (97% of all uses)

French feminine form of Joël/Joel, from Hebrew Yo'el. The exact spelling Joelle is especially associated with French and English usage.

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How popular is Joelle?

202491.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Joelle in 2024304

2024 rank#921 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188016,383

Joelle is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Joelle

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JoYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Joelle questions

What does the name Joelle mean?

Joelle means "Yahweh is God". It comes from Hebrew. French feminine form of Joël/Joel, from Hebrew Yo'el. The exact spelling Joelle is especially associated with French and English usage.

Is Joelle a boy or girl name?

Joelle is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Joelle?

304 US babies were named Joelle in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Joelle?

Joelle is usually pronounced zhoh-EL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.