Boys' name · since 2004
Jonael
649 babies named Jonael in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jonael is the #7054 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 649 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonael has been recorded 649 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #7054 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #6,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,054 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 649 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonael ranks #6,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,054 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 649 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 649
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jonael's 649 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonael compares
649 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Jonael's all-time total is 76% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 649 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 232 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jonael's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 232, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jonael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 232
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Jonael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (517 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Jonael's strongest decade.
517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Jonael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
517 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 517 births (80% of all-time use).
How Jonael 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 Jonael's total volume
Jonael by state
Where Jonael concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 85 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 44 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 20 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.5% |
94 of 649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jonael appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonael's data
- Jonael's decade-level peak was the 2010s (517 total births); usage has since declined to 126 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonaels (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jonael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Jonael 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.