Boys' name · since 1916
Garrell
Garrell has 163 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
163 boys have been named Garrell since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrell has been recorded 163 times among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 1988.
- #14,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 163 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrell ranks #14,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Garrell's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Garrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garrell's full recorded timeline at 1952, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1988
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Garrell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (52 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Garrell's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Garrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
52 births
- 1950s
1950s
40 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 52 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Garrell's data
- Garrell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- 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 Garrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1916–1988 (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 Garrell 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.