girl's name
Joellen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,399
Joellen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 167 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
Joellen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 97 |
| 1930s | 357 |
| 1940s | 861 |
| 1950s | 1,289 |
| 1960s | 1,312 |
| 1970s | 709 |
| 1980s | 394 |
| 1990s | 195 |
| 2000s | 93 |
| 2010s | 59 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How popular is Joellen?
In 2025, Joellen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Joellen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joellen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joellen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Joellen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joellen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joellen
How popular is the name Joellen?
In 2025, Joellen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Joellen a girl's or a boy's name?
Joellen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Joellen most popular?
Joellen peaked in 1960, when 167 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Joellen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joellen currently ranks #15,696 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.