Girl · #12,120 in 2026

Jonelle

Jonelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jonelle Allen, American actress, singer and dancer Jonelle Cato, Trinidad and Tobago soccer player Jonelle Filigno, Canadian soccer player Jonelle Layfield, Miss Hawaii USA 2008 Jonelle Matthews (1972–1984), American murder victim Jonelle Price, New Zealand Olympic equestrian

  • English
Current Rank
#12,120
Peak Rank
#1,045 (1981)
Total Babies
3K
5-Yr Trend
-18%
1923
First Year
2024
Last Year
1981
Peak Year
#1045
Peak Rank
3K
Total Count
101
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jonelle

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jonelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jonelle Allen, American actress, singer and dancer Jonelle Cato, Trinidad and Tobago soccer player Jonelle Filigno, Canadian soccer player Jonelle Layfield, Miss Hawaii USA 2008 Jonelle Matthews (1972–1984), American murder victim Jonelle Price, New Zealand Olympic equestrian

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Jonelle

American parents first put Jonelle on the record books as a baby girl name in 1923, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 137 Jonelles were born — ranking #1,045 that year. About 26% of every Jonelle on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jonelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jonelle

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jonelle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jonelle

Phonetically similar names — useful when Jonelle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jonelle

What does the name Jonelle mean?
Jonelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jonelle Allen, American actress, singer and dancer Jonelle Cato, Trinidad and Tobago soccer player Jonelle Filigno, Canadian soccer player Jonelle Layfield, Miss Hawaii USA 2008 Jonelle Matthews (1972–1984), American murder victim Jonelle Price, New Zealand Olympic equestrian
What is the origin of the name Jonelle?
Jonelle has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Jonelle in 2026?
In 2026, Jonelle ranks #12,120 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Jonelle most popular?
Jonelle reached its peak popularity in 1981, ranking #1,045 that year with 137 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jonelle most popular?
Jonelle has historically been most popular in Hawaii, District of Columbia, Minnesota. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jonelle.
Is Jonelle a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jonelle is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jonelle?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jonelle include Nickie, Amal, Merissa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jonelle?
Common variants and related forms of Jonelle include Jo, Joan, Joanie, Joann, Joanne, Joetta. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jonelle

Jonelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jonelle's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #1,045. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonelle'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.