Farrel

Boy · recorded 1913–2003

  • 2003last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 2003. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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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 65 recorded years as a table
Farrel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191314
19149
191522
19167
19176
191913
19208
19218
192213
192312
192410
19257
192614
192712
192816
192916
193014
193114
193219
193316
193418
193514
193613
193723
193814
193913
19406
194111
194212
194311
194412
194510
194612
19478
19487
19496
195011
195111
195211
19538
19549
195512
19568
19586
19598
19607
19617
19625
19633
19643
19654
19665
19675
19684
19697
19705
19716
19734
19746
19763
19779
19833
19843
19854
20033

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Farrel 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2003
5
Rank in 2003
#10,894
How rare
1 in 395,069 boys
Since 1913
831

Farrel was last recorded in 2003. 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 1937, at 23 per million boys born.

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

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