Unisex name · since 1918
Warnell
Warnell has 161 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
161 boys have been named Warnell since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Warnell has 161 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1986.
- #14,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Warnell ranks #14,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Warnell's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Warnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Warnell splits its recorded history at 1951: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Warnell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1986
- Peak year (1962)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Warnell popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1920 (Warnell as girls' name)
Warnell by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Warnell's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Warnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
19 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).
Warnell by state
Where Warnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 161 births nationwide.
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- Warnell's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Warnells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Warnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1918–1986 (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 Warnell 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.