Farrel
The Farrel Corporation is an American manufacturing company based in Ansonia, Connecticut. Today, they manufacture process equipment for the plastics industry, and employ roughly 100 people.
Meaning & Origin of Farrel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Farrel Corporation is an American manufacturing company based in Ansonia, Connecticut. Today, they manufacture process equipment for the plastics industry, and employ roughly 100 people.
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Origin & history
The Story of Farrel
The earliest SSA record of Farrel as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 7 babies received it. 1937 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Farrel — #1,344 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Farrels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2003 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 831 Farrels 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 Farrel
Farrel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 831 births in the dataset. Farrel's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #1,344. Use the chart and map above to compare Farrel'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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