unisex name

Joules

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 79

Joules is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2019, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2015.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Joules over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Joules by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 35
2020s (to 2022) 13

How popular is Joules?

In 2022, Joules was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Joules is used

England & Wales #6,210 3 in 2023
United States #12,029 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Joules

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Joules also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joules over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Joules

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joules — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Joules

How popular is the name Joules?

In 2022, Joules was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Joules a girl's or a boy's name?

Joules is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Joules?

Joules has 1 syllable.

When was Joules most popular?

Joules peaked in 2019, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.