Johnell is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1977 and has since faded.
Johnell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,890 for boy births in the United States (and #26,514 across all names), given to 5 babies. Johnell was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1990 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,890 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,104 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,389 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,470 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,423 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,250 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,354 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,987 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,162 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,483 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,091 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,308 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,196 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,619 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,432 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,666 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,860 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #14,984 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,530 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,398 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,777 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,684 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,526 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #15,208 | #5,295 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | — | #3,960 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,471 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,650 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | — | #3,394 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #9,991 | #3,918 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | #3,061 |
| 1991 | 34 | — | #8,917 | #2,714 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | — | #2,523 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #11,445 | #3,031 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #12,646 | #3,608 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #9,209 | #3,010 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #7,380 | #3,200 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | #11,394 | #2,326 |
| 1984 | 33 | — | #7,033 | #2,198 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #8,405 | #2,452 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #9,713 | #2,906 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #7,037 | #2,830 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #7,698 | #3,344 |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #6,955 | #2,196 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | #8,994 | #1,994 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #5,335 | #1,970 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #6,265 | #2,374 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #5,707 | #2,991 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #5,958 | #2,735 |
| 1973 | 30 | — | #6,313 | #1,955 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | #5,243 | #2,744 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | #4,658 | #2,413 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | — | #2,445 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #6,222 | #2,084 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,388 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #7,230 | #2,201 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | — | #1,925 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #4,330 | #3,109 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #4,475 | #2,357 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | — | #2,158 |
| 1962 | 24 | — | #5,056 | #2,077 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #6,148 | #3,225 |
| 1960 | 23 | — | #6,775 | #1,944 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #6,489 | #3,155 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,736 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #6,369 | #1,911 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,867 |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #5,415 | #1,612 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #6,060 | #1,794 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #5,178 | #1,828 |
| 1951 | 29 | — | #3,599 | #1,754 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #4,989 | #1,915 |
| 1949 | 22 | — | #4,944 | #1,907 |
| 1948 | 20 | — | #4,922 | #2,067 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | #4,538 | #2,116 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #4,685 | #2,206 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #3,821 | #2,190 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #3,527 | #1,851 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #4,990 | #3,385 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,352 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,732 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,560 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,784 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,530 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,533 | — |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,936 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #3,096 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,059 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,372 | — |