Is Farrell a boy or girl name?
Farrell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 9.8% of the 4,827 US babies named Farrell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,856
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Farrell since 1902
- 4,827
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Farrell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 238 | 44 | 15.6% |
| 1920s | 465 | 31 | 6.3% |
| 1930s | 771 | 64 | 7.7% |
| 1940s | 595 | 61 | 9.3% |
| 1950s | 708 | 28 | 3.8% |
| 1960s | 529 | 33 | 5.9% |
| 1970s | 359 | 51 | 12.4% |
| 1980s | 214 | 75 | 26% |
| 1990s | 138 | 54 | 28.1% |
| 2000s | 173 | 26 | 13.1% |
| 2010s | 104 | 5 | 4.6% |
| 2020s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,856 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,260 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,250 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,049 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,887 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,754 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,460 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,031 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,774 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,224 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,199 | 5 | #17,392 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,998 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,743 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,501 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,806 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,932 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,952 | 5 | #18,412 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,507 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,270 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,855 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,081 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,025 | 9 | #10,717 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,840 | 6 | #14,165 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,179 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,680 | 6 | #13,718 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,697 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,060 | 6 | #12,961 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,500 | 5 | #14,472 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,634 | 5 | #14,151 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,279 | 6 | #12,278 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,888 | 7 | #10,956 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,183 | 13 | #6,774 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,935 | 6 | #11,978 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,783 | 6 | #11,851 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,817 | 6 | #11,273 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,118 | 12 | #6,394 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,356 | 14 | #5,386 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,317 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,633 | 13 | #5,454 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,000 | 5 | #10,930 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,160 | 8 | #7,514 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,019 | 7 | #8,511 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,104 | 10 | #6,472 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,643 | 9 | #6,881 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,845 | 5 | #10,245 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,653 | 12 | #5,294 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,760 | 5 | #9,743 |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,517 | 5 | #9,519 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,849 | 6 | #8,003 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,205 | 9 | #5,673 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,153 | 7 | #5,820 |
| 1967 | 57 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 52 | #1,009 | 7 | #5,434 |
| 1965 | 67 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 71 | #888 | 5 | #6,916 |
| 1962 | 58 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,099 | 9 | #4,648 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,086 | 5 | #6,657 |
| 1959 | 64 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 66 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 79 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 92 | #773 | 7 | #4,983 |
| 1955 | 69 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 74 | #845 | 6 | #5,346 |
| 1953 | 64 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 73 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 65 | #867 | 6 | #5,028 |
| 1950 | 62 | #874 | 9 | #3,769 |
| 1949 | 60 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 58 | #905 | 15 | #2,632 |
| 1947 | 71 | #825 | 5 | #5,569 |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 49 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 67 | #765 | 7 | #3,814 |
| 1943 | 63 | #831 | 5 | #4,897 |
| 1942 | 63 | #815 | 15 | #2,334 |
| 1941 | 58 | #835 | 7 | #3,696 |
| 1940 | 63 | #784 | 7 | #3,615 |
| 1939 | 64 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 60 | #802 | 8 | #3,271 |
| 1937 | 69 | #735 | 11 | #2,606 |
| 1936 | 77 | #676 | 10 | #2,737 |
| 1935 | 96 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 76 | #699 | 14 | #2,224 |
| 1933 | 82 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 89 | #636 | 8 | #3,388 |
| 1931 | 82 | #660 | 5 | #4,563 |
| 1930 | 76 | #724 | 8 | #3,451 |
| 1929 | 47 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 44 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 50 | #993 | 8 | #3,662 |
| 1926 | 52 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 49 | #974 | 6 | #4,609 |
| 1924 | 57 | #927 | 9 | #3,483 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 34 | #1,241 | 8 | #3,729 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,105 | 13 | #2,562 |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,298 | 8 | #3,625 |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,093 | 6 | #4,274 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,185 | 10 | #2,903 |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,148 | 7 | #3,559 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Farrell reached #592 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #2,224 in 1934. 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 Farrell
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.