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Boy name

Carnell

/ˈkɑɹnəl/ · 89% boys · 10 born in 2025

Carnell has been given to about 5,164 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɑɹnəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,801
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carnell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1955 · 102
  • Born in 202510
  • All time5,164

How popular is Carnell?

Its best year was 1955, when 102 babies were given the name, ranking 766th. The typical living American called Carnell is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Carnell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darnell0.88
  2. Cornell0.81
  3. Carmel0.79
  4. Darrell0.76
  5. Marcell0.76
  6. Darell0.76
  7. Ardell0.76
  8. Markell0.76

Middle names for Carnell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carnell Paul0.77
  2. Carnell John0.77
  3. Carnell Blake0.76
  4. Carnell Wade0.76
  5. Carnell Ross0.76
  6. Carnell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Carnell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rudybrother · 0.86
  2. Georginasister · 0.85
  3. Santosbrother · 0.84
  4. Laurelsister · 0.84
  5. Thaddeusbrother · 0.84
  6. Gwensister · 0.82

Where Carnell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carnell Anderson0.77
    2. Carnell White0.72
    3. Carnell Nguyen0.72
    4. Carnell Moore0.72
    5. Carnell Brown0.72
    6. Carnell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carnell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.