Carrel

Boy · recorded 1912–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Carrel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

091719121924193619481960

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 41 recorded years as a table
Carrel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191212
191310
191417
19158
191612
191711
191810
191914
192012
192112
19229
192313
192414
19255
19267
19278
19289
192911
19305
193112
193211
193314
193411
193512
193613
193713
193812
19397
19408
19417
19426
19437
19447
19454
19464
19484
19494
19535
19542
19592
19603

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Carrel isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1960
6
Rank in 1960
#3,665
How rare
1 in 355,386 boys
Since 1912
395

Carrel was last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 17 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Carrel doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.