Unisex name · since 1915
Carel
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 166 babies named Carel, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 166 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Carel recorded 166 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #14,081 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carel ranks #14,081 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carel's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carel's full recorded timeline at 1936, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1925)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Carel popularity over time - girls
60 total births recorded since 1924 (Carel as girls' name)
Carel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (40 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Carel's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Carel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 40 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carel's data
- Carel's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.