Given name & surname
Jarell
“one who rules with the spear”
Jarell is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jarell is a variant of Jarrell. One English interpretation is “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jarell is a variant of Jarrell. An origin associated with Jarrell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,993
- 2,993 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,455 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,455 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 125 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,100 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 71,672 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jarell
- Jarell QuansahEnglish association football playerborn 2003
- Jarell MartinAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Jarell EddieAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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