How Many People Are Named Johnell?

1,329

people named Johnell are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 257,174 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,594 babies named Johnell in Social Security records from 1925 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#8,819

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#629

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Peak Year

1977

37 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
21.8%
Male
78.2%

Of the babies given the name Johnell, 21.8% were girls and 78.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Johnell fell from 32.9% in the 1940s to 4.1% in the 2000s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Johnell alive today is about 45 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 59 in 2025.

Under 30 318
23.9%
30 to 59 682
51.4%
60 and over 328
24.7%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Johnell first appears in the records in 1925 and was given most often in 1977, to 37 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1925 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Johnell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,611, in 1954. In 2025 it ranked #12,885. Among girls, its best rank was #3,094, in 1931.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#12,885Not ranked
Best rank#1,611 (1954)#3,094 (1931)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#3,449 in the 1990s#6,102 in the 1970s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Johnell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Johnell were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 105 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Johnell was given about 40.1 times as often in Louisiana.

Louisiana 105
Illinois 11
California 10
South Carolina 4
Florida 2

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