The Lord is God
Yoel is the Hebrew form of the name Joel. It is derived from the elements 'Yeho', referring to the Hebrew God, and 'el', meaning God, essentially serving as a declaration of faith.
Less common today
Yoel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,100 in 2019.
Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
Renowned Israeli novelist and poet
Influential Chabad rabbi and scholar
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).