Is Jonelle a boy or girl name?

Jonelle is a girl’s name. Of the 3,260 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

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Jonelle

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Jonelle was most popular in 1981, when 137 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,746 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,260 people named Jonelle.

Jonelle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jonelle’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jonelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jonelle is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 3,260 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jonelle

Where Jonelle 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