English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMatronymic from a medieval spoken form of Petronella.
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- Wiktionary: ParnellCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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/pɑːˈnɛl/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Parnell is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Matronymic from a medieval spoken form of Petronella.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2017: 8 boys (rank 8840). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Parnell
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 8 | 1,885 | observed |
| 1913 | 9 | 1,945 | observed |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 12 | 2,184 | observed |
| 1916 | 12 | 2,259 | observed |
| 1917 | 22 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1918 | 10 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1919 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1920 | 19 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1921 | 22 | 1,648 | observed |
| 1922 | 10 | 2,801 | observed |
| 1923 | 16 | 2,020 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1925 | 14 | 2,193 | observed |
| 1926 | 10 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1927 | 21 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1928 | 19 | 1,760 | observed |
| 1929 | 17 | 1,848 | observed |
| 1930 | 25 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1931 | 17 | 1,770 | observed |
| 1932 | 12 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1933 | 18 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1934 | 10 | 2,393 | observed |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1936 | 14 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,332 | observed |
| 1938 | 14 | 1,901 | observed |
| 1939 | 13 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1940 | 13 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | observed |
| 1942 | 9 | 2,523 | observed |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | observed |
| 1944 | 15 | 1,810 | observed |
| 1945 | 11 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1946 | 7 | 2,919 | observed |
| 1947 | 15 | 1,988 | observed |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,027 | observed |
| 1949 | 17 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1950 | 22 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1951 | 10 | 2,495 | observed |
| 1952 | 10 | 2,514 | observed |
| 1953 | 18 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1954 | 16 | 1,956 | observed |
| 1955 | 14 | 2,139 | observed |
| 1956 | 19 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1958 | 19 | 1,838 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 14 | 2,210 | observed |
| 1961 | 23 | 1,686 | observed |
| 1962 | 33 | 1,367 | observed |
| 1963 | 39 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1964 | 38 | 1,263 | observed |
| 1965 | 32 | 1,360 | observed |
| 1966 | 21 | 1,684 | observed |
| 1967 | 25 | 1,540 | observed |
| 1968 | 19 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1969 | 18 | 1,977 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 19 | 2,126 | observed |
| 1972 | 18 | 2,158 | observed |
| 1973 | 19 | 2,124 | observed |
| 1974 | 23 | 1,934 | observed |
| 1975 | 15 | 2,637 | observed |
| 1976 | 8 | 4,012 | observed |
| 1977 | 10 | 3,606 | observed |
| 1978 | 15 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 17 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1983 | 16 | 2,787 | observed |
| 1984 | 19 | 2,529 | observed |
| 1985 | 13 | 3,401 | observed |
| 1986 | 16 | 3,005 | observed |
| 1987 | 24 | 2,333 | observed |
| 1988 | 23 | 2,509 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 3,094 | observed |
| 1990 | 18 | 3,309 | observed |
| 1991 | 14 | 4,005 | observed |
| 1992 | 15 | 3,920 | observed |
| 1993 | 13 | 4,447 | observed |
| 1994 | 16 | 3,911 | observed |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,928 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 5,982 | observed |
| 1997 | 9 | 6,100 | observed |
| 1998 | 8 | 6,843 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,243 | observed |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | 9 | 7,245 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 7,640 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 5 | 12,287 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | observed |
| 2017 | 8 | 8,840 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Parnell” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
