How Many People Are Named Joniel?
An estimated 669 people in the United States have the first name Joniel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Joniel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joniel 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 Joniel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
669
About 1 in 512,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
46 births
Total Registered
675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joniel
Joniel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 675 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joniel as a male name
Ranked #3,629 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (46 births)
Joniel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joniel span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 359 babies were registered. While Joniel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joniel by Decade
How has Joniel 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.
Joniel by State
Birth registrations for Joniel span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The lowest are in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York. On average, about 47 Joniels were registered per state.
Joniel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joniel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joniel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joniel?
We estimate approximately 669 people named Joniel 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 512,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Joniel a common name?
Joniel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joniel most popular?
Joniel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joniel is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joniel a male name?
Joniel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joniel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joniel Smith, Joniel Johnson, Joniel 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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