Boys' name · since 1913
Farrel
831 babies named Farrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 831
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Farrel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 831 have been recorded since 1913.
Farrel has 831 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2003.
- #5,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 831 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farrel ranks #5,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 831 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 831
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Farrel's 831 recorded births place it above 87.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Farrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farrel splits its recorded history at 1946: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farrel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2003
- Peak year (1937)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Farrel popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1917 (Farrel as girls' name)
Farrel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (168 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Farrel's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Farrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 57
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
168 births
- 1940s
1940s
138 births
- 1950s
1950s
166 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 168 births (20% of all-time use).
How Farrel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Farrel's total volume
Farrel by state
Where Farrel concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Farrel's data
- Farrel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Farrels (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Farrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1913–2003 (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 Farrel 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.