Farrell
Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to boys 90.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1935 · 96 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,355since 1902
Farrell 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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #12,349 | 5 | |
| 2023 | — | #10,821 | 6 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,990 | 8 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #12,145 | 5 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #9,696 | 7 | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,066 | 11 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #7,048 | 11 |
| 2013 | — | #9,655 | 7 | |
| 2012 | — | #6,626 | 12 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,433 | 16 | |
| 2010 | — | #6,698 | 12 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,802 | 12 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #4,901 | 19 |
| 2007 | — | #5,434 | 16 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,223 | 22 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,815 | 24 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,007 | 16 | |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #3,976 | 21 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | — | #4,121 | 19 | |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #3,455 | 20 |
| 1996 | — | #4,185 | 15 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,865 | 24 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #2,915 | 22 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #2,333 | 24 |
| 1986 | — | #3,268 | 14 | |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #2,140 | 24 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #1,999 | 27 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #1,633 | 35 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,834 | 28 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #1,645 | 33 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #1,748 | 29 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #1,505 | 35 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #1,832 | 25 |
| 1973 | — | #1,435 | 35 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,262 | 43 | |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #1,199 | 47 |
| 1970 | — | #1,178 | 49 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,351 | 35 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #1,147 | 43 |
| 1967 | — | #955 | 57 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #1,007 | 52 |
| 1965 | — | #890 | 68 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,172 | 43 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #886 | 71 |
| 1962 | — | #1,007 | 58 | |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #1,097 | 51 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #1,083 | 51 |
| 1959 | — | #964 | 64 | |
| 1958 | — | #936 | 66 | |
| 1957 | — | #845 | 79 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #770 | 92 |
| 1955 | — | #893 | 69 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #842 | 74 |
| 1953 | — | #895 | 64 | |
| 1952 | — | #821 | 73 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #867 | 65 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #872 | 62 |
| 1949 | — | #885 | 60 | |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 | #902 | 58 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #822 | 71 |
| 1946 | — | #1,045 | 43 | |
| 1945 | — | #916 | 49 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #761 | 67 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #828 | 63 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #812 | 63 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #834 | 58 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #782 | 63 |
| 1939 | — | #754 | 64 | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #799 | 60 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #729 | 69 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #675 | 77 |
| 1935 | — | #589 | 96 | |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #697 | 76 |
| 1933 | — | #637 | 82 | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #632 | 89 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #659 | 82 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #718 | 76 |
| 1929 | — | #983 | 47 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,041 | 44 | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #990 | 50 |
| 1926 | — | #944 | 52 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #973 | 49 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #925 | 57 |
| 1923 | — | #1,057 | 45 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,084 | 42 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,045 | 45 | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #1,234 | 34 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #1,097 | 39 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #1,286 | 30 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #1,092 | 37 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,023 | 24 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Farrell! It came in at #1,013, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1903–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
See more about Farrell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 282 spots in 1965 (#1,172 → #890)
- Biggest drop: 286 spots in 1964 (#886 → #1,172)
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 1935 at #589 (96 births)
- Births halved by 1946, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1929–1945
- Highest: 1 in 10,847 boys born in 1935 were named Farrell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 344,578 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 17.7% of all boys named Farrell (771) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1994, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 28 | #877 (1908) | #1,029 |
| 1910s | 238 | #1,023 (1913) | #1,171 |
| 1920s | 465 | #925 (1924) | #1,028 |
| 1930s | 771 | #589 (1935) | #689 |
| 1940s | 595 | #761 (1944) | #859 |
| 1950s | 708 | #770 (1956) | #871 |
| 1960s | 529 | #886 (1963) | #1,060 |
| 1970s | 359 | #1,178 (1970) | #1,527 |
| 1980s | 214 | #1,999 (1982) | #2,525 |
| 1990s | 138 | #2,865 (1993) | #4,988 |
| 2000s | 173 | #3,815 (2005) | #4,959 |
| 2010s | 104 | #5,433 (2011) | #7,832 |
| 2020s | 33 | #8,990 (2022) | #10,286 |
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.
Farrell in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 180,211 of them was named Farrell, which outranked 23.1% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,713Zenia7
- #3,713Zenna7
- #3,713Zoila7
- #4,083Farrell6
- #4,083Addis6
- #4,083Adelaine6
- #4,083Adena6
- #4,594Aaron5
- #4,594Abell5
- #4,594Adalaide5
Tied with 510 names at #4,083; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 25,013 of them was named Farrell, which outranked 76.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,078Ole38
- #1,078Paris38
- #1,078Rose38
- #1,092Farrell37
- #1,092Ethel37
- #1,092Fidel37
- #1,092Furman37
- #1,113Alf36
- #1,113Aurelio36
- #1,113Axel36
Tied with 20 names at #1,092; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.