Yarnell
The Story of Yarnell
As a girl name
American parents first put Yarnell on the record books as a girl name in 1977, with 41 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 41 Yarnells were born — ranking #2,216 that year. About 78% of every Yarnell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Yarnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 88 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Yarnell as a boy name dates back to 1962, when 6 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Yarnell — #1,948 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Yarnell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Yarnell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Yarnell
Yarnell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Yarnell's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #2,216. Use the chart and map above to compare Yarnell'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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