Given name & surname
Farrel
“a courageous man”
Farrel is a variant of Farrell. One Irish interpretation is “a courageous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Farrel is a variant of Farrell. One Irish interpretation is “a courageous man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farrel is a variant of Farrell. An origin associated with Farrell is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 869
- 831 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 25 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 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 580 as a first name in 2020; 517 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.
Farrel’s family of names
Farrel has a related form in Farrell. In Greek usage, Farrel as a surname is a transliteration of Φάρρελ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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