Boys' name · since 1979
Jorell
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.
- 479
- total births
- 1979–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Jorell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 479 have been recorded since 1979.
Jorell has 479 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- 479 total births
- 1979–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jorell's 479 recorded births place it above 82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jorell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jorell's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jorell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Jorell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jorell's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jorell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (32% of all-time use).
Jorell by state
Where Jorell concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.5% |
17 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jorell's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2010s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jorells (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jorell: Baby Name Since 1979 - 479 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jorell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jorell 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 July 2026.