Joel

Hebrew
"Jehovah is his God"

Joel Origin and Meaning

The name Joel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Jehovah is his God".

In the Old Testament, Joel was one of King David's 'mighty men' and the name was taken up by the Puritans of the sixteenth century. In the mid 1960s, Joel entered the Top 100, and stayed there for about twenty years, as parents tried to jazz up and formalize old standby Joe by reviving this biblical name.

Current notable bearers include entertainer Joel Grey, half of the filmmaking Coen brothers, musician Joel Madden, and TV's Joel McHale. Joel Chandler Harris created Uncle Remus.

# 212 in the US

Joel Rank in US Top 1000

# 463 on Nameberry

Joel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Joel Popularity

Famous People Named Joel

  • Joel
    of the tribe of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4)
  • Joel
    prince of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:35)
  • Joel
    the chief of the children of Gad (1 Chr. 5:12)
  • Joel
    brother of Michael, Obadiah, and Ishiah; of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:3)
  • Joel
    father of Elkanah; son of Azariah; of the tribe of Levi (1 Chr. 6:36)
  • Joel
    the prophet Samuel's son (1 Sam. 8:2)
  • Joel
    father of the singer Heman; son of Shemuel; of the House of Kohath (1 Chr. 6:33)
  • Joel
    chief of the sons of Gershom (1 Chr. 15:7)
  • Joel
    valiant man in King David's armies; brother of Nathan (1 Chr. 11:38)
  • Joel
    minor prophet in the Old Testament
  • Joel
    Levite in King Hezekiah's reign; son of Azariah (2 Chr. 29:12)
  • Joel
    of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43)
  • Joel
    son of Zichri; governor of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9)
  • Joel Rueben Madden
    American singer and actor
  • Joel Edward McHale
    American actor and comedian
  • Joel Smallbone
    Australian,american Christian singer, songwriter and actor
  • Joel Gordon Hodgson
    American writer and comedian
  • Joel Albert McCrea
    American actor
  • Joel Grey
    American actor, singer, and dancer
  • Joel Carver Whitburn
    American author and historian
  • Joel Coen
    American film producer
  • Joel T. Schumacher
    American director and producer
  • Joel Silver
    American film producer
  • Joel Reinders
    Canadian football player
  • Joel Clifford Dreessen
    American football player
  • Joel Thomas Zimmerman
    Canadian progressive,house music DJ and performer
  • Joel Kevin Gosselin
    son of American TV personalities Jon & Kate Gosselin
  • Joel Kinnaman (born Charles Joel Nordström)
    Swedish,American actor
  • Joel Garland
    American actor
  • Joel Scott Osteen
    American preacher, televangelist, and author
  • Joel Plaskett
    Canadian musician
  • Billy Joel
    singer
  • Joel Fletcher Charles Birch
    vocalist for Australian band The Amity Affliction
  • Joel Dommett
    English comedian and presenter of 'The Masked Singer UK'

Joel in Pop Culture

  • Joel
    twenty,ninth book in the Bible
  • Joel Robinson
    character on TV's "Mystery Science Theatre 3000"
  • Joel Graham
    character on TV's "Parenthood"
  • Joel Fleischman
    character on TV's "Northern Exposure"
  • Joel Cairo
    character in film "The Maltese Falcon"
  • Joel Harrison Knox
    unloved 13,year,old boy in "Other Voices, Other Rooms" (1948) by Truman Capote
  • Joel
    character in the Pegasus Series by Kate O'Hearn
  • Joel Barish
    character in film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
  • Joel Miller
    character in video game "The Last of Us"