Boys' name · since 1988

Karell

109 babies named Karell in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Karell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 109 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karell has been recorded 109 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2020.

  • #16,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karell ranks #16,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,869 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Karell's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Karell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Karell's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Karell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
4681012 1988199420022005200820152020 5

Karell by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Karell's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Karell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karell? ▼
Karell has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,869 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 10 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Karell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karell ranks #16,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Karell most popular? ▼
Karell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Karell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Karell since 1988 -- 33 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Karell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karl, Karter, Karson, Kareem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Karell's data

  • Karell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Karell

Nearby Names Like Karell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Karell

Karl Boy
#1586 100,836 births
Karter Boy
#270 29,465 births
Karson Boy
#453 21,394 births
Kareem Boy
#701 18,161 births
Karim Boy
#1089 6,886 births

Compare Karell side by side: Karell vs Karl Karell vs Karter Karell vs Karson

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Byard
109 births · Peak 1920
Lemoine
109 births · Peak 1926
Duanne
109 births · Peak 1964
Rockney
109 births · Peak 1949

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Karell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2020 (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 Karell 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.