Carnell
Carnell was the 7767th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 766th; the most babies were born in 1958 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,965 places. More babies were named Carnell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,767 boys, down 2,486 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195892 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,164babies recorded
Carnell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,767 | — | 10 |
| 2020 | — | #5,281 | — | 17 |
| 2010 | — | #2,966 | — | 39 |
| 2000 | — | #3,317 | — | 25 |
| 1990 | — | #1,383 | — | 65 |
| 1980 | — | #1,272 | — | 53 |
| 1970 | — | #1,033 | — | 62 |
| 1960 | #6,481 | #1,011 | 5 | 58 |
| 1950 | #3,701 | #885 | 9 | 60 |
| 1940 | — | #1,478 | — | 21 |
| 1930 | — | #1,195 | — | 35 |
| 1920 | #2,023 | #1,761 | 19 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Carnell, counting every spelling?
Carnell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Carnell?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carnell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Carnell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carnell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carnell?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Carnell are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 29 and 64. That makes Carnell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carnell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carnell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carnell
How popular is the name Carnell?
Carnell was the 7767th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 766th; the most babies were born in 1958 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,965 places. More babies were named Carnell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Carnell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Carnell in the US.