Given name & surname
Gardell
“one who works the earth”·“the keeper of the garden”
Gardell is a variant of Gardner. Interpretations include “one who works the earth” (English) and “the keeper of the garden” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gardell is a variant of Gardner. Interpretations include “one who works the earth” (English) and “the keeper of the garden” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gardell is a variant of Gardner. An origin associated with Gardner is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gardell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 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 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020; 336 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.
Gardell’s family of names
Gardell has a related form in Gardner.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Gardell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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