Boys' name · since 2007
Johniel
Johniel has 97 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
97 boys have been named Johniel since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Johniel recorded 97 times among boys since 2007, 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 2007 to 2024.
- #17,612 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 97 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johniel ranks #17,612 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Johniel's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johniel splits its recorded history at 2017: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Johniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Johniel's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Johniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Johniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2007–2024 (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 Johniel 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.