Farrell Boy

How popular is Farrell?

Peaked in 1935

No babies were recorded with the name Farrell in 2025. It was most used in 1935, when 96 boys got the name.

Compare with other names
2,619living people named Farrell (est.)
60median age of people named Farrell
4,827babies named Farrell since 1880

Farrell popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025Not ranked
Babies in 20250 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-100% babies vs 2015)
Peak year1935 (96 boys)
Highest rank#589 in 1935
First recorded1902
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls

Farrell counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Pharrell family of names ranked #4,114 for boys in 2025 (#4,472 the year before), with 16 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Pharrell 11 69%
Pharell 5 31%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Farrell by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1900s28#877
1910s238#1,023
1920s465#925
1930s771#589
1940s595#761
1950s708#769
1960s529#886
1970s359#1,178
1980s214#1,998
1990s138#2,859
2000s173#3,811
2010s104#5,430
2020s33#8,985

Questions

Is Farrell a boy or girl name?
Farrell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Farrell were boys.
How popular is the name Farrell?
No babies were recorded with the name Farrell in 2025. It was most used in 1935, when 96 boys got the name.
When was Farrell most popular?
Farrell peaked in 1935, when 96 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #589 in 1935.
How many people are named Farrell?
4,827 babies have been named Farrell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,619 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.