Carell
Carell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lianella Carell (1927–2000), Italian film actress and screenwriter Monroe J. Carell Jr. (1932–2008), American businessman and philanthropist Nancy Carell, American actress, comedian and writer.
Meaning & Origin of Carell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lianella Carell (1927–2000), Italian film actress and screenwriter Monroe J. Carell Jr. (1932–2008), American businessman and philanthropist Nancy Carell, American actress, comedian and writer.
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The Story of Carell
The earliest SSA record of Carell as a baby boy name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Carell — #8,115 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Carell on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Carell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Carell
Carell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Carell's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #8,115. Use the chart and map above to compare Carell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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