Boys' name · since 1912
Carrel
395 babies named Carrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carrel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 395 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrel has been recorded 395 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1960.
- #9,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 395 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrel ranks #9,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carrel's 395 recorded births place it above 79.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Carrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carrel splits its recorded history at 1932: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carrel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1960
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Carrel popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1925 (Carrel as girls' name)
Carrel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (114 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Carrel's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Carrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
111 births
- 1930s
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 114 births (29% of all-time use).
Carrel by state
Where Carrel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Carrel's data
- Carrel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Carrels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1912–1960 (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 Carrel 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.