boy's name

Harrell

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,635

Harrell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1947, when 56 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1902.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Harrell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Harrell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 27
1910s 218
1920s 471
1930s 427
1940s 459
1950s 400
1960s 264
1970s 152
1980s 125
1990s 62
2000s 10
2010s (to 2016) 20

How popular is Harrell?

In 2016, Harrell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Harrell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harrell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Harrell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Harrell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Harrell

How popular is the name Harrell?

In 2016, Harrell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Harrell a girl's or a boy's name?

Harrell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Harrell?

Harrell has 2 syllables.

When was Harrell most popular?

Harrell peaked in 1947, when 56 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.