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Joel
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“Yahweh is God”
🌍 Hebrew📊 #418 nationally
Popularity Over Time
Births per million by decade (SSA data, 1960s–2020s)
The Story
Joel ranked #418 nationally with 1,640 births in the most recent SSA data. 📉 Declining trend: -32% vs the previous decade.
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