Is Farrel a boy or girl name?

Farrel is a boy’s name. Of the 869 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Farrel

Recorded 1913–2003 · United States

Farrel was most popular in 1937, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,676 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 869 people named Farrel.

Farrel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Farrel’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Farrel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Farrel is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 869 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org