Joules
The Story of Joules
As a girl name
Joules first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Jouless were born — ranking #10,859 that year. As of 2026, Joules ranks #12,196 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 37 Jouless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Joules first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Jouless were born — ranking #10,860 that year. As of 2026, Joules ranks #10,860 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Jouless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Joules
Joules is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Joules's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Joules's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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