Name Legacy

Jonell

Recorded 1918–2022 · United States

Jonell was most popular in 1953, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,134 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,676 people named Jonell.

Most popular in1953
Rank that year#2,134
Births that year58
Total since 18802,676
Given to92% girls

Jonell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jonell’s peak in 1953. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jonell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jonell is mostly a girl’s name — 91.6% of the 2,676 Americans given it were girls and 8.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 23% girls and 77% 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 Jonell 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