Pharrell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fa-RELL
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Pharrell is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Pharrell mean?
Modern: popularised by Pharrell Williams; resembles Irish Farrell
Made known worldwide by the American musician and producer Pharrell Williams.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Pharrell a girl's or a boy's name?
Pharrell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pharrell in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Pharrell, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 69 boys.
2025 had more boys named Pharrell than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Pharrell in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Pharrell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 40 | #738 |
| 2005 | 54 | #552 |
| 2004 | 61 | #485 |
| 2003 | 69 | #419 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Pharrell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Pharrell, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Pharrell in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pharrell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 67 | #1,778 |
Names like Pharrell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayden Kayden Maxwell Hudson Noah Finley Marley Jax Axel Jaxon Enzo Rowan
Names related to Pharrell
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Pharrell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pharrell, updated 20 October 2026.