How Many People Are Named Jorel?
An estimated 1,056 people in the United States have the first name Jorel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Jorel peaked in popularity in 1985 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jorel 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 Jorel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,056
About 1 in 324,578 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1985
49 births
Total Registered
1,081
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jorel
Jorel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,081 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jorel as a male name
Ranked #5,752 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (49 births)
Jorel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jorel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 327 babies were registered. Jorel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jorel by Decade
How has Jorel 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.
Jorel by State
Birth registrations for Jorel span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 37 Jorels were registered per state.
Jorel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jorel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jorel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jorel?
We estimate approximately 1,056 people named Jorel 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 324,578 Americans share this first name.
Is Jorel a common name?
Jorel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,081 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jorel most popular?
Jorel reached peak popularity in 1985, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jorel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jorel a male name?
Jorel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jorel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jorel Smith, Jorel Johnson, Jorel 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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