Jonell
Jonell is a feminine given name and surname. Notable people with name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jonell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonell is a feminine given name and surname. Notable people with name include:
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The Story of Jonell
As a girl name
Jonell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 58 Jonells were born — ranking #1,276 that year. As of 2026, Jonell ranks #16,210 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Jonells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jonell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 11 Jonells were born — ranking #5,109 that year. As of 2026, Jonell ranks #12,323 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 224 Jonells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jonell
Jonell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jonell's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #1,276. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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