How Many People Are Named Carrell?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Carrell. It is used for both genders, with 87.0% male. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Carrell peaked in popularity in 1937 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carrell 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 Carrell paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Carrell is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1937
22 births
Total Registered
491
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carrell
Carrell is predominantly male (87.0%), though 64 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carrell as a male name
Ranked #10,879 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1937 (22 births)
Carrell as a female name
Ranked #8,142 in 1970
5 female births in 1970
Peak: 1944 (7 births)
Carrell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carrell span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 132 babies were registered. Carrell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carrell by Decade
How has Carrell 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.
Carrell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carrell
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carrell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrell?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Carrell 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 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Carrell a common name?
Carrell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 491 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carrell most popular?
Carrell reached peak popularity in 1937, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carrell is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carrell a male name?
Carrell is predominantly male. 87.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carrell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carrell Smith, Carrell Johnson, Carrell 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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