Unisex name · since 1934
Johnell
Johnell has 1,239 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnell currently ranks #12205 among unisex names in America, with 1,239 babies recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnell has been recorded 1,239 times among boys since 1934, currently ranked #12205 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #4,480 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,205 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,239 born since 1934
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnell ranks #4,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,205 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,239 born since 1934, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnell's 1,239 recorded births place it above 90.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Johnell compares
1,239 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Johnell's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnell's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Johnell popularity over time - girls
355 total births recorded since 1925 (Johnell as girls' name)
Johnell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 16% of the file).
1990s was Johnell's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Johnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
158 births
- 1960s
1960s
139 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (16% of all-time use).
How Johnell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Johnell's total volume
Johnell by state
Where Johnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 130 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
130 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Johnell's data
- Johnell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Johnells (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~91 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1934–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Johnell 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 August 2026.