Tarrell
Richard Edward Tarrell was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Meaning & Origin of Tarrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Richard Edward Tarrell was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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The Story of Tarrell
Tarrell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 35 Tarrells were born — ranking #1,829 that year. As of 2026, Tarrell ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 788 Tarrells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tarrell
Tarrell is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 788 births in the dataset. Tarrell's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #1,829. Use the chart and map above to compare Tarrell'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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