Carnell
Last seen for girls in 1967 at #4,982 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 89.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1955 · 90 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,618since 1897
Carnell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,679 | 10 | |
| 2024 | — | #10,938 | 6 | |
| 2023 | — | #7,738 | 10 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,828 | 12 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,235 | 17 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,639 | 21 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,610 | 21 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,685 | 12 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,776 | 20 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,775 | 28 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,297 | 33 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,405 | 31 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,954 | 39 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,235 | 34 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,958 | 39 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,800 | 43 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,291 | 57 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,281 | 57 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,881 | 39 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,114 | 58 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,922 | 33 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,349 | 26 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,061 | 29 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,299 | 25 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,795 | 30 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,450 | 35 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,311 | 36 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,380 | 33 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,927 | 43 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,007 | 40 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,128 | 36 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,632 | 51 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,383 | 65 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,793 | 42 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,501 | 50 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,439 | 50 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,363 | 52 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,389 | 49 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,280 | 52 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,399 | 45 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,254 | 55 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,154 | 63 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,272 | 53 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,260 | 53 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,079 | 65 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,177 | 56 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,411 | 40 | |
| 1975 | — | #900 | 84 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,182 | 49 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,074 | 57 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,040 | 60 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,034 | 62 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,031 | 62 | |
| 1969 | — | #972 | 62 | |
| 1968 | — | #938 | 60 | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #1,087 | 46 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #991 | 54 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #1,106 | 45 |
| 1964 | — | #967 | 62 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #984 | 59 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #930 | 66 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #990 | 61 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #1,008 | 58 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #1,004 | 59 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #777 | 92 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #936 | 65 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #785 | 89 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #766 | 90 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #786 | 82 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #896 | 62 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #892 | 62 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #885 | 60 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #808 | 72 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #879 | 60 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #923 | 57 |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | #1,124 | 38 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #1,006 | 40 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #1,055 | 39 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #1,308 | 28 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,119 | 37 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,425 | 22 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,243 | 28 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | #1,354 | 25 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #1,124 | 34 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #1,157 | 34 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #1,145 | 35 |
| 1930 | — | #1,190 | 35 | |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #1,350 | 30 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #1,736 | 24 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #1,470 | 26 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #2,092 | 8 |
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| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Carnell! It came in at #1,057, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Carnell is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#337 · 1 in 3,574
- Alabama#367 · 1 in 4,273
- Mississippi#370 · 1 in 3,956
- North Carolina#530 · 1 in 10,529
- Georgia#553 · 1 in 9,593
Best ever in a state: #263 in South Carolina, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #337 | 8 | 1 in 3,574 |
| Alabama | #367 | 9 | 1 in 4,273 |
| Mississippi | #370 | 7 | 1 in 3,956 |
| North Carolina | #530 | 5 | 1 in 10,529 |
| Georgia | #553 | 5 | 1 in 9,593 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carnell
- 3,259 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #7,679)
- 2,444 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #7,679)
- 3,904 spots since 2015 (#3,775 → #7,679)
- Biggest jump: 282 spots in 1975 (#1,182 → #900)
- Biggest drop: 511 spots in 1976 (#900 → #1,411)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1955 at #766 (90 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1947–1958
- Highest: 1 in 18,588 boys born in 1975 were named Carnell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #766 in 1955, was only 1 in 22,888 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 15.9% of all boys named Carnell (734) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1923, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,057 (1897) | #1,057 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 107 | #1,264 (1919) | #1,986 |
| 1920s | 248 | #1,242 (1926) | #1,538 |
| 1930s | 295 | #1,124 (1933) | #1,252 |
| 1940s | 421 | #808 (1949) | #1,092 |
| 1950s | 734 | #766 (1955) | #858 |
| 1960s | 573 | #930 (1962) | #997 |
| 1970s | 588 | #900 (1975) | #1,119 |
| 1980s | 511 | #1,154 (1981) | #1,384 |
| 1990s | 400 | #1,383 (1990) | #2,146 |
| 2000s | 396 | #2,114 (2005) | #2,828 |
| 2010s | 278 | #2,954 (2012) | #4,033 |
| 2020s | 62 | #5,235 (2020) | #8,022 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carnell in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 202,346 of them was named Carnell, which outranked 44.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,827Xiomara11
- #3,827Young11
- #3,827Zora11
- #4,031Carnell10
- #4,031Al10
- #4,031Aleatha10
- #4,031Anastacia10
- #4,300Adair9
- #4,300Adrien9
- #4,300Aide9
Tied with 268 names at #4,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 36,178 of them was named Carnell, which outranked 78.0% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #993King60
- #993Warner60
- #993Williams60
- #1,004Carnell59
- #1,004Blaise59
- #1,004Elden59
- #1,004Kit59
- #1,012Brant58
- #1,012Buck58
- #1,012Davey58
Tied with 7 names at #1,004; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.