Recorded 1964–1981 Girls' name Peak 1978 29 births

Joanelle — girls' name

29 babies named Joanelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s181980s6

The verdict

29 girls have been named Joanelle since 1964, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.

29
total births
1964–1981
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Joanelle was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Joanelle in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joanelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Joanelle between 1964 and 1981, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joanelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joanelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joanelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joanelle 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 29 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.

Joanelle at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

29

Since 1964

18 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1964

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1981

Joanelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1964

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Joanelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 62% of Joanelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joanelle?
29 babies have been named Joanelle since 1964. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Joanelle most popular?
Joanelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Joanelle been used?
Joanelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 18 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Joanelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joan, Joanne, Joann, Joanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1964–1981 (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.