Is Jonel a boy or girl name?

Jonel is a unisex name. Of the 690 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 47.5% were girls and 52.5% were boys. It changed hands in 1994, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Jonel

Recorded 1933–2024 · United States

Jonel was most popular in 1993, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,130 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 690 people named Jonel.

Jonel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jonel’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jonel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jonel is a unisex name — 47.5% of the 690 Americans given it were girls and 52.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 1994 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org