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Joel
282,250 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Joel is 40. If you meet a Joel, there's about a 70% chance they're between 16 and 65 years old.
Popularity arc
● Steady ClassicConsistently popular across generations, never a fad.
Peak Joel: 1980. Down 62% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named Joel have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Joels are 1.3x more common in the West than the national average.