How Many People Are Named Jonel?
An estimated 628 people in the United States have the first name Jonel. It is used for both genders, with 52.5% male. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Jonel peaked in popularity in 1993 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jonel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jonel has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
628
About 1 in 545,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.5% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
28 births
Total Registered
690
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonel
Jonel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.5%) and females (47.5%). Out of 690 total births registered, 362 were male and 328 were female.
Jonel as a male name
Ranked #11,559 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (19 births)
Jonel as a female name
Ranked #16,936 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1993 (16 births)
Jonel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonel span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 154 babies were registered. Jonel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jonel by Decade
How has Jonel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jonel by State
Jonel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jonel
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jonel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonel?
We estimate approximately 628 people named Jonel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 545,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonel a common name?
Jonel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 690 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonel most popular?
Jonel reached peak popularity in 1993, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonel is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonel a male name?
Jonel is predominantly male. 52.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonel Smith, Jonel Johnson, Jonel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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