Joniel
Joniel was the 4788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2808th; the most babies were born in 2022 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,235 places. More babies were named Joniel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,788 boys, down 1,788 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 697babies recorded
Joniel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,788 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,000 | 39 |
| 2010 | #2,808 | 43 |
| 2000 | #9,661 | 6 |
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How popular is Joniel, counting every spelling?
Joniel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joniel?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joniel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joniel 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joniel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joniel?
About 700 people born in the US named Joniel are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Joniel a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Joniel by state
How common Joniel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Joniel
How popular is the name Joniel?
Joniel was the 4788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2808th; the most babies were born in 2022 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,235 places. More babies were named Joniel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joniel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joniel in the US.
Where is Joniel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joniel was most common in Connecticut (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and New Jersey.