Across the world, יואלי (Yoeli 
, יואלי ) is quite a rare unisex given name. The forename יואלי is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Dominican Republic, Tanzania, and Indonesia. Very seldom, יואלי is the last name as well as the forename.
יואלי is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joel , the fictional character from the video game series The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II; Howard Wolowitz , the fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory; Paragon , the fictional supervillain published by DC Comics; Joel , the biblical figure, son of Samuel, 1 Samuel and Joel Robinson , the television character, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and in many other works.