Varnell
Varnell is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census.
Meaning & Origin of Varnell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Varnell is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,179 at the 2020 census.
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Origin & history
The Story of Varnell
As a girl name
American parents first put Varnell on the record books as a girl name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 7 Varnells were born — ranking #3,971 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Varnells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1968 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 98 Varnells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Varnell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1956: 10 births, good for #2,629 nationwide. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Varnells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1987 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 180 Varnells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Varnell
Varnell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 180 births in the dataset. Varnell's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #2,629. Use the chart and map above to compare Varnell'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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