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Pharrell

Pharrell is a masculine given name.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pharrell comes from English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From English Pharrell.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Pharrell through the years

Babies since 1880
460
460 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2003
67 babies
2025
11
#7,551 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−28%
Easing
0102030402025Highest share 20036.4
Pharrell in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2003–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,551 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 332 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Pharrell’s family of names

In English usage, Pharrell has a related form in Farrell.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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