Jarrel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-REL
- Origin
- Germanic
Jarrel is a boys' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jarrel come from?
Germanic: spelling of Jarrell; English surname, probably from Gerald or Gerard
Meaning borrowed from Jarrell.
Is Jarrel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarrel is a boys' name.
How popular is Jarrel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 64 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.
Half of all the boys named Jarrel in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarrel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,653 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,200 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,510 |
| 1985 | 58 | #1,257 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,457 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
Names like Jarrel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jesse Jordan Justin Garrett Jason Jared Joshua Joel Austin Andrew Derek
Names related to Jarrel
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jarrel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarrel, updated 20 October 2026.