Boys' name · since 1997

Johnnel

Johnnel has 10 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1997–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Johnnel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1997.

Johnnel has 10 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2010.

  • 10 total births
  • 1997–2010 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Johnnel's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnnel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Johnnel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded.

Johnnel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
5
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
5 19972010 5

Johnnel by decade

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

1990s was Johnnel's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Johnnel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnel?
Johnnel has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 5 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Johnnel most popular?
Johnnel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Johnnel been used?
The SSA has tracked Johnnel since 1997 -- 14 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Johnnel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Johnnel's data

  • Johnnel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1997–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Johnnel: Baby Name Since 1997 - 10 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnnel. 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 Johnnel 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.