Recorded 1979–2012 Boys' name Peak 1986 139 births

Jurell — boys' name

139 babies named Jurell in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s511990s232000s442010s16
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jurell was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jurell in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jurell

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Jurell between 1979 and 2012, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jurell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jurell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jurell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jurell 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 139 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.

Jurell at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

139

Since 1979

34 years of records

Peak year

1986

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1979

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jurell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1979

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
46810121416 20122007200419971991198719811979 5

Jurell popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1918 (Jurell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1918 5

Jurell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 37% of Jurell's all-time total
1970s51980s511990s232000s442010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jurell?
139 babies have been named Jurell since 1979. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
When was Jurell most popular?
Jurell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jurell been used?
Jurell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 34 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jurell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jurgen, Juriel, Juron, Jurrell, 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, 1979–2012 (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.