US rank #3641 Boys' name Peak 2022 675 births

Joniel — #3641 US boys' name

675 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.

1990s52000s1412010s3592020s170
#3641
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Joniel was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

46 babies were named Joniel in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Joniel between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joniel currently holds the #3641 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Joniel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joniel 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 675 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.

Joniel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

675

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2022

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,641

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
46
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001992 5

Joniel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
359 births that decade — 53% of Joniel's all-time total
1990s52000s1412010s3592020s170

Joniel by state

Where Joniel concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Joniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
81 12.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
67 9.9%
#3 Massachusetts
54 8.0%
#4 New York
40 5.9%
#5 Connecticut
22 3.3%
#6 New Jersey
17 2.5%
Florida share of Joniel's total US births 12.0%
Even split

81 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joniel?
675 babies have been named Joniel since 1992. It currently ranks #3641 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 46 births.
When was Joniel most popular?
Joniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Joniel most popular?
The top states for the name Joniel are Florida (81 births), Pennsylvania (67 births), Massachusetts (54 births).
How long has the name Joniel been used?
Joniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jonathan, Jon, Jonah, Jonathon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.