Larnell
Larnell is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Larnell Bruce, American murder victim Larnell Cole, English footballer Larnell Lewis, Canadian musician, producer, and educator
Meaning & Origin of Larnell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Larnell is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Larnell Bruce, American murder victim Larnell Cole, English footballer Larnell Lewis, Canadian musician, producer, and educator
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The Story of Larnell
Larnell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 26 Larnells were born — ranking #2,553 that year. As of 2026, Larnell ranks #8,836 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 882 Larnells 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 Larnell
Larnell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 882 births in the dataset. Larnell's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Larnell'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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