Joelle
Joelle is a female given name: 98% of people named Joelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
Joelle · Joëlle
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Luxembourg, France
- Also spelled
- Joëlle
- US births since 1880
- 388 male / 13,352 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Joelle
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Joelle," in English, "Guten Tag Joelle," in German. Joelle is a female given name: about 98% of people named Joelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Joelle,
German
Guten Tag Joelle,
French
Bonjour Joelle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Joelle:
Chinese
Joelle您好：
Japanese
Joelle様
English
Hi Joelle,
German
Hi Joelle,
French
Salut Joelle,
Spanish
Hola Joelle,
Chinese
Joelle你好：
Japanese
Joelleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 3% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
388 male · 13,352 female · 13,740 births recorded
Since 1980: 4% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Joelle a male or female name?
Joelle is a female given name: 98% of people named Joelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Joelle in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Joelle," in English, "Guten Tag Joelle," in German. Joelle is a female given name: about 98% of people named Joelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Joelle a unisex name?
Joelle is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Joelle are men. Joelle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Joelle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joelle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_joelle,
title = {Is Joelle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/joelle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}