Given name & surname
Argel
“one who provides refuge”
Argel is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “one who provides refuge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “one who provides refuge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Argel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127
- 127 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 313 as a first name in 2020; 200 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Argel’s family of names
Argel has a related form in Argela. Argel has a related form in Argele. Argel has a related form in Argell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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