Garrel
Garrel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north of Cloppenburg, and 25 km southwest of Oldenburg.
Meaning & Origin of Garrel
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Garrel is a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km north of Cloppenburg, and 25 km southwest of Oldenburg.
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The Story of Garrel
Garrel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 10 Garrels were born — ranking #2,498 that year. As of 2026, Garrel ranks #3,681 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 56 Garrels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Garrel
Garrel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Garrel's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #2,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Garrel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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