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Jorell

Boy · JOR-el · Modern

Jorell is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Jorell mean?

Modern: spelling of Jorel; from Jor-El, Superman's father in DC Comics

In Superman stories, Jor-El is the Kryptonian scientist who sends his infant son to Earth.

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JOR-el

Meaning borrowed from Jorel.

Is Jorell a girl's or a boy's name?

Jorell is a boys' name.

How popular is Jorell in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.

Half of all the boys named Jorell in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.

1979Busiest: 22 in 19902019
Jorell in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20195#12,138
20187#9,664
20176#10,770
20165#12,180
201513#6,320
20149#8,124
201312#6,598
201216#5,476
20117#9,593
201012#6,692
200914#6,091
200817#5,244
200716#5,431
200618#4,861
200512#6,220
200412#6,132
200314#5,265
200220#4,038
200117#4,470
200012#5,581
19999#6,524
199812#5,153
199713#4,663
19969#5,975
19950–
199417#3,745
19930–
19925#8,426
199111#4,752
199022#2,859
198910#4,805
198816#3,198
19878#4,962
198618#2,776
198516#2,939
198415#2,955
198320#2,407
198215#2,971
198110#3,856
19800–
19799#4,066

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