Harrell
Harrell is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Harrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harrell is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Harrell
Harrell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 56 Harrells were born — ranking #938 that year. As of 2026, Harrell ranks #9,662 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Harrells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Harrell
Harrell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Harrell's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #938. Use the chart and map above to compare Harrell'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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