How Many People Are Named Carrel?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Carrel. It is predominantly male (97.3%). The average bearer is 82 years old, and Carrel peaked in popularity in 1924 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carrel 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 Carrel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Carrel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Carrel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.3% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1924
16 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carrel
Carrel is predominantly male (97.3%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carrel as a male name
Ranked #3,715 in 1960
6 male births in 1960
Peak: 1924 (16 births)
Carrel as a female name
Ranked #4,259 in 1943
6 female births in 1943
Peak: 1943 (6 births)
Carrel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carrel span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 116 babies were registered. Carrel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carrel by Decade
How has Carrel 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.
Carrel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carrel
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carrel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrel?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Carrel 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Carrel a common name?
Carrel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carrel most popular?
Carrel reached peak popularity in 1924, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carrel is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carrel a male name?
Carrel is predominantly male. 97.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carrel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carrel Smith, Carrel Johnson, Carrel 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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