Recorded 1973–2010 Boys' name Peak 1976 72 births

Johnnell — boys' name

72 babies named Johnnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s71990s322000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Johnnell was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Johnnell in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Johnnell between 1973 and 2010, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnnell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnnell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnnell 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 72 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.

Johnnell at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

72

Since 1973

38 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1973

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2010

Johnnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
45678910 20102004199819951994199319901985197719761973 8

Johnnell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 44% of Johnnell's all-time total
1970s231980s71990s322000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnell?
72 babies have been named Johnnell since 1973. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Johnnell most popular?
Johnnell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Johnnell been used?
Johnnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 38 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Johnnell?
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.

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, 1973–2010 (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.