Is Carnell a boy or girl name?
Carnell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 10.6% of the 5,154 US babies named Carnell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,134
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carnell since 1897
- 5,154
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Carnell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 107 | 71 | 39.9% |
| 1920s | 248 | 154 | 38.3% |
| 1930s | 295 | 97 | 24.7% |
| 1940s | 421 | 82 | 16.3% |
| 1950s | 734 | 90 | 10.9% |
| 1960s | 573 | 52 | 8.3% |
| 1970s | 588 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 511 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 396 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,134 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,826 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,893 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,893 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,279 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,663 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,628 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,754 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,801 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,801 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,966 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,317 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 65 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 40 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 84 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 57 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 62 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 62 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 60 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 46 | #1,088 | 8 | #5,035 |
| 1966 | 54 | #992 | 7 | #5,334 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,112 | 7 | #5,346 |
| 1964 | 62 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 59 | #985 | 6 | #5,966 |
| 1962 | 66 | #931 | 8 | #4,917 |
| 1961 | 61 | #991 | 11 | #4,041 |
| 1960 | 58 | #1,010 | 5 | #6,480 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,005 | 10 | #4,063 |
| 1958 | 92 | #778 | 6 | #5,489 |
| 1957 | 65 | #938 | 7 | #4,973 |
| 1956 | 89 | #785 | 12 | #3,516 |
| 1955 | 90 | #766 | 12 | #3,407 |
| 1954 | 73 | #853 | 8 | #4,324 |
| 1953 | 82 | #789 | 7 | #4,649 |
| 1952 | 62 | #897 | 10 | #3,584 |
| 1951 | 62 | #892 | 9 | #3,748 |
| 1950 | 60 | #885 | 9 | #3,700 |
| 1949 | 72 | #809 | 6 | #4,741 |
| 1948 | 60 | #879 | 8 | #3,931 |
| 1947 | 57 | #923 | 13 | #2,922 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,130 | 13 | #2,757 |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,005 | 10 | #2,941 |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,056 | 8 | #3,419 |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,314 | 7 | #3,857 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,122 | 9 | #3,218 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,236 | 8 | #3,286 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,427 | 6 | #3,817 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,175 | 7 | #3,493 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,213 | 16 | #2,010 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,247 | 9 | #2,890 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,361 | 14 | #2,217 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,513 | 12 | #2,440 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,126 | 13 | #2,287 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,160 | 10 | #2,852 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,151 | 10 | #2,787 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,743 | 15 | #2,211 |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,454 | 12 | #2,638 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,353 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,243 | 13 | #2,588 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,594 | 10 | #3,147 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,494 | 16 | #2,325 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,556 | 24 | #1,739 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,476 | 14 | #2,504 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,775 | 16 | #2,301 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,761 | 19 | #2,023 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,270 | 16 | #2,169 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,280 | 13 | #2,544 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,760 | 8 | #3,391 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,756 | 12 | #2,520 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,330 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,502 | 5 | #3,702 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,118 | 7 | #2,577 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carnell reached #766 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #1,739 in 1923. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carnell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.