Joellen Girl
How popular is Joellen?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Joellen in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
4,291living people named Joellen (est.)
63median age of people named Joellen
5,399babies named Joellen since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Joellen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 2782 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Earlier ranks | #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (167 girls) |
| Highest rank | #775 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joellen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joelene family of names ranked #5,115 for girls in 2025 (#3,386 the year before), with 12 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joelene | 7 | 58% |
| Joellen | 5 | 42% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Joellen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 97 | #1,643 |
| 1930s | 357 | #947 |
| 1940s | 861 | #779 |
| 1950s | 1,289 | #775 |
| 1960s | 1,312 | #796 |
| 1970s | 709 | #1,099 |
| 1980s | 394 | #1,936 |
| 1990s | 195 | #3,518 |
| 2000s | 93 | #8,189 |
| 2010s | 59 | #9,107 |
| 2020s | 33 | #11,085 |
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Questions
- Is Joellen a boy or girl name?
- Joellen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joellen were girls.
- How popular is the name Joellen?
- 5 baby girls were named Joellen in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Joellen most popular?
- Joellen peaked in 1960, when 167 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #775 in 1958.
- How many people are named Joellen?
- 5,399 babies have been named Joellen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,291 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.