Carrell
Carrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Carrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carrell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Carrell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Carrell as a girl name dates back to 1936, when 5 babies received it. 1944 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Carrell — #3,687 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Carrell on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Carrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Carrell as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 9 babies received it. 1937 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Carrell — #1,444 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Carrell on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Carrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 427 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carrell
Carrell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 427 births in the dataset. Carrell's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,444. Use the chart and map above to compare Carrell'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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