boy's name
Farel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 635
Farel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2000.
Farel over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 125 |
| 2010s | 300 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 205 |
How popular is Farel?
In 2025, Farel was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Farel is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Farel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Farël | Farël is a rare spelling of Farel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Farel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Farel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Farel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Farel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Farel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Farel
Is Farel a girl's or a boy's name?
Farel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Farel most popular?
Farel peaked in 2021, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Farel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Farel currently ranks #1,873 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.