Boys' name · since 1993
Johel
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Johel, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 1993–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Johel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Johel recorded 41 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2017.
- 41 total births
- 1993–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johel's 41 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johel splits its recorded history at 2010: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2017
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Johel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Johel's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Johel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (54% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johel: Baby Name Since 1993 - 41 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Johel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.