Given name & surname
Carrell
“a lively woman”
Carrell is a variant of Carrelle. One American interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carrell is a variant of Carrelle. One American interpretation is “a lively woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carrell is a variant of Carrelle. An origin associated with Carrelle is American.
Explained through its name family
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
Carrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 491
- 427 boys · 64 girls
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 22 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 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 343 as a first name in 2020; 4,737 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.
Carrell’s family of names
Carrell has a related form in Carrelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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