Gardell
Gardell is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anna Gardell-Ericson (1853–1939), Swedish artist Billy Gardell, American actor and comedian Christer Gardell, Swedish venture capitalist Jonas Gardell, Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian Mattias Gardell, Swedish scholar of comparative religion Stina Gardell, Swedish Olympic swimmer
Meaning & Origin of Gardell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gardell is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anna Gardell-Ericson (1853–1939), Swedish artist Billy Gardell, American actor and comedian Christer Gardell, Swedish venture capitalist Jonas Gardell, Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian Mattias Gardell, Swedish scholar of comparative religion Stina Gardell, Swedish Olympic swimmer
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The Story of Gardell
The earliest SSA record of Gardell as a baby boy name dates back to 1952, when 7 babies received it. 1954 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Gardell — #2,449 in the national rankings. About 79% of every Gardell on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Gardell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gardell
Gardell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Gardell's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #2,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Gardell'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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