Carrell
One who lives near the fortress or fortified village.
Name Census estimates that about 183 living Americans carry the first name Carrell. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 87.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Carrell today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Carrell births was 1937 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Carrell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Carrell is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Carrells were born before 1965.
People living today
183
~ 1 in 1,872,975 Americans
Peak year
1937
22 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
2006 SSA rank
#8,142
Tracked since 1915
Census
Carrell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 344 people with the first name Carrell, which placed it at #26,849 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,849
National first-name rank
People counted
344
344 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carrell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carrell is White at 60.5%. The next largest groups are Black (33.1%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carrell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Carrell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.5% · 208
- Black or African American33.1% · 114
- Two or more races3.8% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Carrell
Carrell leans heavily male at 87.0% of total registrations, but 64 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
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)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Carrell on both sides of the split. Of the 343 people counted with this name, 221 were male (64.4%) and 122 were female (35.6%).
Popularity
Carrell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Carrell from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 132 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Carrell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Carrell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Carrells live
Origin
Meaning and history of Carrell
The name Carrell is a variation of the French name Charles, which has its roots in the Germanic name Karl. The name Karl comes from the Old Norse word "karl," meaning "man" or "husband." The name Karl was popularized in the Middle Ages by the Frankish ruler Charlemagne, who ruled from 768 to 814 CE.
The French form of the name, Charles, came into use during the Carolingian dynasty, which ruled in parts of modern-day France, Germany, and Italy from the 7th to the 10th centuries. The name Carrell is a diminutive form of Charles, likely originating in the medieval period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Carrell can be found in the records of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, which took place from 1337 to 1453. In 1415, a French knight named Carrell de Chaumont fought alongside the French forces at the Battle of Agincourt.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the name Carrell was the French painter and architect Carrell Crispin (c. 1530-1596). He was known for his portraits of the French nobility and his work on the Château de Fontainebleau.
In the 17th century, Carrell Everitt (1612-1668) was an English clergyman and scholar who served as the Archbishop of York from 1662 until his death.
In the 19th century, Carrell Lanczkowski (1848-1933) was a Polish-born American inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of the gasoline engine and the automobile industry.
During the 20th century, Carrell Woese (1928-2012) was an American microbiologist and biophysicist who is best known for his groundbreaking work on the taxonomy of microorganisms, which led to the discovery of the third domain of life, the Archaea.
People
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.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Carrell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 183 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Carrell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,872,975 US residents.
Is Carrell a common name?
We classify Carrell as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 491 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Carrell most popular?
The single biggest year for Carrell was 1937, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Carrell is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Carrell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 344 people with the name Carrell, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,849 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Carrell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Carrell?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Carrell on both sides of the split. Of the 343 people counted with this name, 221 were male (64.4%) and 122 were female (35.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Carrell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carrell is White at 60.5%. The next largest groups are Black (33.1%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Carrell most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Carrell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.5% (208 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Carrell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Carrell a male name?
Yes, 87.0% of people registered as Carrell in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Carrell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Carrell in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Carrell can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Carrell?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Carrell on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.