Holding steady.
Popularity of Carrel since 1912
Babies named Carrel per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1924, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Carrel's real moment was 1914.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 73 |
| 1920s | 111 |
| 1930s | 114 |
| 1940s | 71 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Carrel is a rare given name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 and reached its peak popularity in 1914, when it recorded its highest number of births. After that peak year, its usage declined rapidly, and it has not ranked among the top 1,000 names in recent decades. The name's trajectory has remained stable at very low usage since the mid-20th century, with no significant revival. Carrel is often considered a variant of Carroll, which itself is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ceallach. The name has never been strongly associated with any particular state or region, and it has no notable top states in the data. Despite its obscurity, Carrel fits the style of early 1900s masculine names like Clarence and Harold.
Carrel is often considered a variant of Carroll, itself an anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname Ceallach or Cearbhall. The name Ceallach means 'war' or 'strife', while Cearbhall may be derived from 'corb' meaning 'chariot'. As a given name, Carrel saw modest use in the early 20th century in the United States, particularly in the 1910s, but has since become rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Carry
Sibling names for Carrel
Names that share Carrel's style, for a brother or sister.
