Where is Joel from?

My guess is...

Nigeria

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6%

Cameroon

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6%

Uganda

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6%

I'm 99% certain Joel is Male.

According to a dataset of 46821, the average Joel is around 64 years old.


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Learn about the name Joel

Meaning of the name Joel

From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yo'el) meaning "Yahweh is God", from the elements יוֹ (yo) and אֵל ('el), both referring to the Hebrew God. Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Joel, which describes a plague of locusts. In England, it was first used as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation.

Characteristics of the name Joel

OriginsEnglish, Biblical, Swedish, Portuguese, Finnish, Spanish, Estonian
PronouncedJO-əl(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, simple, classic, strange, wholesome

How do we know this about Joel

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.