Carthel
Carthel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Colby Carthel, American football coach Don Carthel, American football coach, father of Colby
Meaning & Origin of Carthel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carthel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Colby Carthel, American football coach Don Carthel, American football coach, father of Colby
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The Story of Carthel
Carthel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 14 Carthels were born — ranking #1,995 that year. As of 2026, Carthel ranks #3,373 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 237 Carthels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carthel
Carthel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 237 births in the dataset. Carthel's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #1,995. Use the chart and map above to compare Carthel'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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