Joanell — girls' name
73 babies named Joanell in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
73 girls have been named Joanell since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1965.
- 73
- total births
- 1942–1965
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
47% of everyone ever named Joanell was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Joanell in 1952 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Joanell
The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Joanell between 1942 and 1965, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joanell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Joanell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joanell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Joanell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 73 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Joanell at a glance
Last recorded 1965Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Joanell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1942
- Peak year (1952)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1965.
73 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1952 with 11 births in a single year.
Joanell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 34 births that decade — 47% of Joanell's all-time total
Joanell decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Joanell's strongest decade
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 47% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.