Boys' name · since 1992
Joniel
697 babies named Joniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
697 babies have been named Joniel since 1992, making it today's #4791 boys' name.
Joniel has 697 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4791 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joniel ranks #6,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 697 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joniel's 697 recorded births place it above 85.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Joniel compares
697 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Joniel's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joniel's full recorded timeline at 2012, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Joniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (360 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Joniel's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Joniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 141
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 360 births (52% of all-time use).
How Joniel 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 Joniel's total volume
Joniel by state
Where Joniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 81 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 54 | 7.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 40 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.4% |
81 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Joniel's data
- Joniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (360 total births) through the 2020s (191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Joniels (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Joniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Joniel 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.