Pharrell
Pharrell is a masculine given name, a variation of the name Farrell. Notable people with the name include:Pharell Nash, Dutch footballer Pharrell Brown, English footballer Pharrell Johnson, English footballer Pharrell Trainor, Australian Samoan soccer player Pharrell Williams, American singer-songwriter and record producer Pharrell Willis, English footballer
Meaning & Origin of Pharrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pharrell is a masculine given name, a variation of the name Farrell. Notable people with the name include:Pharell Nash, Dutch footballer Pharrell Brown, English footballer Pharrell Johnson, English footballer Pharrell Trainor, Australian Samoan soccer player Pharrell Williams, American singer-songwriter and record producer Pharrell Willis, English footballer
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The Story of Pharrell
Pharrell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 67 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 67 Pharrells were born — ranking #1,781 that year. As of 2026, Pharrell ranks #6,933 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 471 Pharrells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Pharrell
Pharrell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 471 births in the dataset. Pharrell's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,781. Use the chart and map above to compare Pharrell'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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