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Yarnell

Used in both girl and boy records

Yarnell appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Yarnell by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDYarnell as a girl’s nameUS records 1977–1982
#23897girl rank1977peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDYarnell as a boy’s nameUS records 1962–2008
#17681boy rank1977peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Yarnell in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl197741 uses#221619771977–19825 listed years
Boy197725 uses#194819771962–20086 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.