Warnell
The Story of Warnell
As a girl name
American parents first put Warnell on the record books as a girl name in 1920, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 6 Warnells were born — ranking #4,909 that year. About 63% of every Warnell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Warnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1952, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Warnell on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 12 Warnells were born — ranking #2,364 that year. About 25% of every Warnell on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Warnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 161 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Warnell
Warnell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 161 births in the dataset. Warnell's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #2,364. Use the chart and map above to compare Warnell'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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