Boy’s name · Irish, French

Farell

How to say it: fah-REL · /faˈʁɛl/

Variant spelling of Irish Farrell, from 'fear' man + 'gal' valour - modern first-name use in France.

Farell was the 4,849th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are down about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,484 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,849for boys in 2025
1 in 207,208US babies
0born in 2025
#5,484projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Farell
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#4,849
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 207,208
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years−19%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,484
In France, 2025#390 among boys’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Farell peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

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Nicknames

  • Far

Honouring a Farell in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Farell is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in French, Irish.

In France: #390 for boys in 2025.

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