Recorded 1942–2013 Girls' name Peak 1952 95 births

Jonella — girls' name

95 babies named Jonella in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s131950s341960s131970s181980s71990s52010s5
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jonella was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jonella in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonella

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Jonella between 1942 and 2013, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonella performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jonella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonella 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 95 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.

Jonella at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

95

Since 1942

72 years of records

Peak year

1952

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1942

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jonella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1942

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1952)
10
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
4681012 20131986197519681958195619511942 8

Jonella by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
34 births that decade — 36% of Jonella's all-time total
1940s131950s341960s131970s181980s71990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonella?
95 babies have been named Jonella since 1942. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1952 with 10 births.
When was Jonella most popular?
Jonella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Jonella been used?
Jonella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 72 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jonella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1942–2013 (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.