Jurell
Variant of Jerrell, a masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin or French.
Name Census estimates that about 135 living Americans carry the first name Jurell. It is a predominantly male name (96.5% of registrations). The average person named Jurell today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jurell births was 1986 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jurell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jurell with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
135
~ 1 in 2,538,921 Americans
Peak year
1986
14 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2012 SSA rank
#5,208
Tracked since 1918
Census
Jurell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 163 people with the first name Jurell, which placed it at #43,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,340
National first-name rank
People counted
163
163 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
60.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jurell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jurell is Black at 60.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.1%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jurell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jurell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American60.7% · 99
- White14.1% · 23
- Hispanic or Latino9.2% · 15
- Two or more races9.2% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.5% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Jurell
Jurell leans heavily male at 96.5% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jurell as a male name
- Ranked #11,502 in 2012
- 6 male births in 2012
- Peak: 1986 (14 births)
Jurell as a female name
- Ranked #5,208 in 1918
- 5 female births in 1918
- Peak: 1918 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jurell leans strongly male. 145 people counted with this name were male (89.5%), compared with 17 female bearers (10.5%).
Popularity
Jurell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jurell from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 51 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Jurell remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jurell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jurell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jurells live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jurell
The given name Jurell is believed to have originated from the French language, derived from the Old French word "jor," meaning "day." The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 15th centuries, when it was popularly used in parts of France and neighboring regions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jurell can be found in the medieval French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland," which dates back to the late 11th century. The poem mentions a character named Jurell, who was a knight in the service of the legendary Frankish ruler Charlemagne.
During the Renaissance period, the name Jurell gained popularity among the French nobility and upper classes. One notable figure from this era was Jurell de Montfort (1480-1543), a French nobleman and military commander who fought in the Italian Wars and served as the Governor of Piedmont.
In the 17th century, the name Jurell was particularly prevalent in the southern regions of France, such as Provence and Languedoc. A famous example from this time is Jurell de Vauvenargues (1715-1747), a French moralist and philosopher who is renowned for his work "Introduction à la connaissance de l'esprit humain" (Introduction to the Knowledge of the Human Mind).
As the name spread throughout Europe, it also found its way into the English-speaking world. One notable English bearer of the name was Jurell Standish (1584-1656), an English colonist and military officer who played a crucial role in the early settlement of the Plymouth Colony in North America.
Another significant figure with the name Jurell was Jurell Inness (1825-1894), an American landscape painter known for his tonalist style and depictions of the American countryside. His works, such as "The Lackawanna Valley" and "The Delaware Water Gap," are considered masterpieces of 19th-century American art.
While the name Jurell has its roots in the French language, it has been adopted and adapted by various cultures and languages over the centuries, ensuring its enduring legacy across different regions and time periods.
People
Jurell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jurell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jurell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jurell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 135 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jurell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,538,921 US residents.
Is Jurell a common name?
We classify Jurell as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 144 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jurell most popular?
The single biggest year for Jurell was 1986, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jurell is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jurell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 163 people with the name Jurell, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jurell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jurell?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jurell leans strongly male. 145 people counted with this name were male (89.5%), compared with 17 female bearers (10.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jurell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jurell is Black at 60.7%. The next largest groups are White (14.1%) and Hispanic (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jurell most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jurell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.7% (99 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jurell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jurell a male name?
Yes, 96.5% of people registered as Jurell in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jurell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jurell in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jurell can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jurell?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.