ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👦As Boy Name 1915 First Year 2024 Last Year 1925 Peak Year #2936 Peak Rank 166 Total Count 27 Years Active 👧As Girl Name 1924 First Year 1959 Last Year 1949 Peak Year #3176 Peak Rank 60 Total Count 9 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Carel What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Carel is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch. Origin data from [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/). ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Dutch 📖 ## The Story of Carel ### As a girl name Carel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1949: 11 births, good for #3,176 nationwide. About 70% of every Carel on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Carel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1959, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 60 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name American parents first put Carel on the record books as a boy name in 1915, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 9 Carels were born — ranking #2,936 that year. About 24% of every Carel on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Carel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Carel Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Carel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Karel](/karel) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Carel Phonetically similar names — useful when Carel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Carle](/carle) * Corel * [Corell](/corell) * [Karle](/karle) * [Carrell](/carrell) * Carril * [Coral](/coral) * Choral * Curle * [Koral](/koral) * Correl * Corol Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Carel What does the name Carel mean? Carel is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch. What is the origin of the name Carel? Carel has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Dutch. How popular is Carel in 2026? In 2026, Carel ranks #8,947 among boys' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Carel most popular? Carel reached its peak popularity in 1925, ranking #2,936 that year with 9 babies given the name. Is Carel a unisex name? Yes — Carel is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 27% of Carels assigned female and 73% assigned male historically. What names go well with Carel? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Carel include Aristide, Worden, Ponciano. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Carel? Common variants and related forms of Carel include Karel. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦AristidePeak #2936](/aristide)[👦WordenPeak #2936](/worden)[👦PoncianoPeak #2936](/ponciano)[👦CaroldPeak #2936](/carold) ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧LuvertaPeak #3176](/luverta)[👧PhilisPeak #3176](/philis)[👧OrtenciaPeak #3176](/ortencia)[👧LoistinePeak #3176](/loistine) ## About the name Carel Carel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 166 births in the dataset. Carel's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,936\. Use the chart and map above to compare Carel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1925 → ](/year/1925) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "C" → ](/letter/c) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.