Boys' name · since 1973
Johnnell
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Johnnell, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1973–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Johnnell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 72 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Johnnell recorded 72 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2010.
- 72 total births
- 1973–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnnell's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johnnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnnell's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2010
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Johnnell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Johnnell's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Johnnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Johnnell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1973–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnnell: Baby Name Since 1973 - 72 Births, Peak 1976." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnnell. 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 Johnnell 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.