Jonell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-NELL
- Origin
- Modern
Jonell is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jonell come from?
Modern: Jon with the -ell ending, as in Darnell
Is Jonell a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonell is a boys' name.
How popular is Jonell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Jonell in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 82% of the babies named Jonell in the US in 1977, and 67% in 1992.
Jonell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
Names like Jonell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jaylen Jesse Maxwell Jordan Jackson Jake Jonah Austin Justin Jonas Caleb
Names related to Jonell
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jonell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jonell, updated 20 October 2026.