Given name & surname
Gerrell
“one who rules with the spear”
Gerrell is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gerrell is a variant of Gerald. One German interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gerrell is a variant of Gerald. Gerald has been associated with Germanic and Celtic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gerrell is a variant of Gerald. The history of Gerald gives this family its wider story. Gerald’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gerrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 446
- 446 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 18 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 388 as a first name in 2020; 210 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.
Gerrell’s family of names
Gerrell has a related form in Gerald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Gerrell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Terrell
“one who is stubborn” · “a powerful man”
>99% boys
German
“a man from Germany” · “one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Darell
>99% boys
Marcell
“the little warrior”
>99% boys
Tyrell
“one who is stubborn” · “a powerful man”
>99% boys
Mikel
“who is like God?”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mykel
“who is like God?”
94% boys · 6% girls
Darnell
“a secretive woman” · “from the hidden place”
>99% boys