The first name Carel
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 8 boys born in the United States were named Carel, the 9,132nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1949, when 11 were.
GirlsBoys
226
babies named Carel since 1880
#9,132
rank in 2024
1949
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carel
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carel StruyckenDutch actor, born 1948
- Carel EitingDutch association football player, born 1998
- Carel VisserDutch sculptor (1928-2015)
- Klaas Carel FaberDutch collaborator (1922–2012)
- Carel Steven Adama van ScheltemaDutch poet (1877-1924)
- Carel ReynierszDutch Governor-General of the VOC (1604-1653)
- Carel van SchaikDutch primatologist, born 1953
- Carel WeeberDutch architect (1937-2025)
- Carel Sirardus Willem van HogendorpDutch colonial governor (1788–1856), owner/creator of the album amicorum of Carel Sirardus
- Carel Anton FodorDutch conductor, 1768–1846
- Carel VosmaerDutch lawyer, court clerk, art historian, art collector, writer and poet (1826-1888)
- Carel Gabriel CobetDutch linguist and classical philologist (1813-1889)
Questions
- Is Carel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 226 US babies named Carel since 1880, 27% were girls and 73% boys.
- When was Carel most popular?
- 1949 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Carel, its highest rank at 3,211th.