Boys' name · since 1965
Karnell
Karnell has 172 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
172 boys have been named Karnell since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karnell has been recorded 172 times among boys since 1965, 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 1965 to 2018.
- #13,880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karnell ranks #13,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karnell's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karnell's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Karnell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Karnell's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Karnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Karnell's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1965–2018 (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 Karnell 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.