Johnell
Johnell was the 12890th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1612th; the most babies were born in 1990 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,536 places. More babies were named Johnell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,890 boys, down 3,786 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199027 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,594babies recorded
Johnell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #12,890 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #9,104 | — | 8 |
| 2010 | — | #7,308 | — | 11 |
| 2000 | — | #4,684 | — | 16 |
| 1990 | — | #2,523 | — | 27 |
| 1980 | #7,698 | #3,344 | 8 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #2,445 | — | 15 |
| 1960 | #6,775 | #1,944 | 5 | 18 |
| 1950 | #4,989 | #1,915 | 6 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,352 | — | 8 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Johnell, counting every spelling?
Johnell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Johnell?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Johnell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Johnell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Johnell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Johnell?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Johnell are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 27 and 57. That makes Johnell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Johnell by state
How common Johnell was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Johnell
How popular is the name Johnell?
Johnell was the 12890th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1612th; the most babies were born in 1990 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,536 places. More babies were named Johnell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Johnell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Johnell in the US.
Where was Johnell most popular?
In 1988–1992, Johnell was most common in Louisiana (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Illinois.