Recorded 1979–2019 Boys' name Peak 1990 479 births

Jorell — boys' name

479 babies named Jorell in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s1281990s982000s1522010s92
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jorell was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jorell in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jorell

The Social Security Administration has registered 479 babies named Jorell between 1979 and 2019, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jorell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jorell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jorell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jorell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jorell 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 479 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.

Jorell at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

479

Since 1979

41 years of records

Peak year

1990

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1979

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jorell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1979

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1990)
22
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 201920142009200419991992198719821979 9

Jorell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 32% of Jorell's all-time total
1970s91980s1281990s982000s1522010s92

Jorell by state

Where Jorell concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jorell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 3.5%
#2 New York
12 2.5%
California share of Jorell's total US births 3.5%
Even split

17 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jorell?
479 babies have been named Jorell since 1979. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1990 with 22 births.
When was Jorell most popular?
Jorell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jorell most popular?
The top states for the name Jorell are California (17 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Jorell been used?
Jorell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 41 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jorell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jordan, Jorge, Jordon, Jorden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2019 (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.