How Many People Are Named Carnel?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Carnel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Carnel peaked in popularity in 1977 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carnel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carnel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1977
10 births
Total Registered
208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carnel
Carnel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 208 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Carnel as a male name
Ranked #12,328 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1977 (10 births)
Carnel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carnel span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 42 babies were registered. Carnel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carnel by Decade
How has Carnel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carnel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carnel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carnel
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carnel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carnel?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Carnel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Carnel a common name?
Carnel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carnel most popular?
Carnel reached peak popularity in 1977, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carnel is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carnel a male name?
Carnel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carnel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carnel Smith, Carnel Johnson, Carnel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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