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Johnell

Johnell is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Johnell are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 77%Female 23%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
77% male / 23% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,205 male / 355 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Johnell

To address Johnell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Johnell," in English, "Guten Tag Johnell," in German. About 77% of people named Johnell are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Johnell,

German

Guten Tag Johnell,

French

Bonjour Johnell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Johnell:

Chinese

Johnell您好：

Japanese

Johnell様

English

Hi Johnell,

German

Hi Johnell,

French

Salut Johnell,

Spanish

Hola Johnell,

Chinese

Johnell你好：

Japanese

Johnellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Johnell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name77%

United States birth data

1,205 male · 355 female · 1,560 births recorded

Male 77%Female 23%

Since 1980: 85% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Johnell a male or female name?

Johnell is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Johnell are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Johnell in an email?

To address Johnell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Johnell," in English, "Guten Tag Johnell," in German. About 77% of people named Johnell are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Johnell a unisex name?

Johnell is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Johnell are men. Johnell leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Johnell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johnell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_johnell,
  title  = {Is Johnell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johnell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}