Name Legacy

Johnell

Recorded 1925–2025 · United States

Johnell was most popular in 1977, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,738 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,594 people named Johnell.

Most popular in1977
Rank that year#3,738
Births that year37
Total since 18801,594
Given to78% boys

Johnell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Johnell’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Johnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Johnell is a unisex name — 22.3% of the 1,594 Americans given it were girls and 77.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Johnell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org