Boys' name · since 1979
Jorel
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,089 babies named Jorel, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,132 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jorel is the #9132 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,089 recorded since 1979.
Jorel has 1,089 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9132 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,860 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,132 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,089 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jorel ranks #4,860 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,132 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,089 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,860 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,132 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jorel's 1,089 recorded births place it above 89.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jorel compares
1,089 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jorel's all-time total is 195% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jorel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,089 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jorel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jorel splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jorel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jorel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (327 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Jorel's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jorel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
327 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 327 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jorel 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 Jorel's total volume
Jorel by state
Where Jorel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 8.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 89 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
95 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jorel's data
- Jorel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jorels (95 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 Jorel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Jorel 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.