Boys' name · since 1933
Garrel
56 babies named Garrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
56 boys have been named Garrel since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrel has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1933, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1950.
- #21,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrel ranks #21,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,361 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Garrel's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garrel's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garrel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1950
- Peak year (1947)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Garrel by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (35 births, 63% of the file).
1940s was Garrel's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Garrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 35 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garrel's data
- Garrel's decade-level peak was the 1940s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1933–1950 (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 Garrel 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.