Darrel
Last seen for girls in 1974 at #8,775 · #5,399 for boys in 2025, 17 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 475 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,769since 1900
Darrel over time
Rank among boys' names. Darrel has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,399 | 17 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,241 | 18 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,255 | 18 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,850 | 20 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,180 | 37 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,540 | 21 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,794 | 28 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,708 | 29 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,935 | 19 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,470 | 22 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,591 | 30 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,542 | 48 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,848 | 40 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,179 | 35 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,748 | 43 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,239 | 34 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,847 | 42 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,632 | 47 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,811 | 42 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,221 | 57 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,983 | 63 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,569 | 42 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,055 | 55 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,155 | 49 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,659 | 70 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,641 | 71 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,503 | 75 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,475 | 75 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,212 | 97 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,278 | 86 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,275 | 84 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,178 | 94 | |
| 1993 | — | #889 | 144 | |
| 1992 | — | #936 | 130 | |
| 1991 | — | #767 | 178 | |
| 1990 | — | #773 | 173 | |
| 1989 | — | #713 | 191 | |
| 1988 | — | #690 | 185 | |
| 1987 | — | #624 | 213 | |
| 1986 | — | #670 | 179 | |
| 1985 | — | #674 | 173 | |
| 1984 | — | #652 | 175 | |
| 1983 | — | #636 | 181 | |
| 1982 | — | #660 | 174 | |
| 1981 | — | #623 | 188 | |
| 1980 | — | #616 | 203 | |
| 1979 | — | #572 | 223 | |
| 1978 | — | #587 | 205 | |
| 1977 | — | #590 | 204 | |
| 1976 | — | #556 | 209 | |
| 1975 | — | #547 | 217 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #500 | 252 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #485 | 261 |
| 1972 | — | #427 | 343 | |
| 1971 | — | #434 | 352 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #413 | 392 |
| 1969 | — | #396 | 401 | |
| 1968 | — | #352 | 486 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #342 | 483 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #335 | 507 |
| 1965 | — | #339 | 499 | |
| 1964 | — | #319 | 596 | |
| 1963 | — | #326 | 585 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #308 | 637 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #305 | 646 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #302 | 659 |
| 1959 | — | #305 | 645 | |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #302 | 627 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #297 | 641 |
| 1956 | — | #294 | 629 | |
| 1955 | — | #292 | 608 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #286 | 609 |
| 1953 | — | #297 | 562 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #291 | 581 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #275 | 603 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #295 | 530 |
| 1949 | — | #271 | 597 | |
| 1948 | — | #283 | 564 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #263 | 651 |
| 1946 | — | #264 | 568 | |
| 1945 | — | #288 | 431 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #274 | 469 |
| 1943 | — | #270 | 503 | |
| 1942 | — | #251 | 526 | |
| 1941 | — | #251 | 492 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #252 | 474 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #242 | 475 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #252 | 467 |
| 1937 | — | #280 | 375 | |
| 1936 | — | #267 | 408 | |
| 1935 | — | #266 | 414 | |
| 1934 | — | #286 | 358 | |
| 1933 | — | #292 | 330 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #302 | 338 |
| 1931 | — | #310 | 304 | |
| 1930 | — | #346 | 265 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #358 | 249 |
| 1928 | — | #372 | 244 | |
| 1927 | — | #407 | 219 | |
| 1926 | — | #407 | 215 | |
| 1925 | — | #445 | 182 | |
| 1924 | — | #424 | 206 | |
| 1923 | — | #509 | 145 | |
| 1922 | — | #502 | 151 | |
| 1921 | — | #515 | 144 | |
| 1920 | — | #507 | 143 | |
| 1919 | — | #576 | 108 | |
| 1918 | — | #596 | 105 | |
| 1917 | — | #645 | 85 | |
| 1916 | — | #606 | 92 | |
| 1915 | — | #621 | 86 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #855 | 32 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Darrel! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Darrel is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#118 · 1 in 642
- South Dakota#124 · 1 in 734
- Montana#140 · 1 in 853
- Minnesota#141 · 1 in 1,149
- Washington#142 · 1 in 967
Best ever in a state: #47 in South Dakota, 1938.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #118 | 31 | 1 in 642 |
| South Dakota | #124 | 11 | 1 in 734 |
| Montana | #140 | 8 | 1 in 853 |
| Minnesota | #141 | 31 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Washington | #142 | 28 | 1 in 967 |
| Oregon | #154 | 14 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Oklahoma | #159 | 23 | 1 in 1,034 |
| North Dakota | #166 | 7 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Iowa | #167 | 22 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Kentucky | #168 | 28 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Nebraska | #184 | 10 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Idaho | #189 | 6 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Wisconsin | #193 | 16 | 1 in 2,447 |
| Hawaii | #194 | 5 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Missouri | #196 | 23 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Ohio | #235 | 29 | 1 in 3,131 |
| Utah | #242 | 5 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Michigan | #246 | 22 | 1 in 3,535 |
| Illinois | #251 | 29 | 1 in 3,197 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 9 | 1 in 2,701 |
| California | #255 | 48 | 1 in 2,542 |
| Indiana | #263 | 12 | 1 in 3,744 |
| Colorado | #274 | 6 | 1 in 2,727 |
| Arkansas | #275 | 9 | 1 in 2,473 |
| Louisiana | #335 | 11 | 1 in 3,220 |
| Florida | #377 | 6 | 1 in 5,076 |
| Pennsylvania | #404 | 9 | 1 in 12,044 |
| Virginia | #413 | 6 | 1 in 6,169 |
| Georgia | #451 | 6 | 1 in 7,239 |
| New York | #490 | 11 | 1 in 13,713 |
| Texas | #492 | 18 | 1 in 5,769 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Darrel
- 158 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #5,399)
- 859 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #5,399)
- 1,808 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #5,399)
- Biggest jump: 333 spots in 1912 (#982 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 289 spots in 1994 (#889 → #1,178)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1939 at #242 (475 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 36 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1911–1993
- Highest: 1 in 2,330 boys born in 1939 were named Darrel (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 100,475 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.3% of all boys named Darrel (6,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63 | #735 (1907) | #998 |
| 1910s | 612 | #576 (1919) | #754 |
| 1920s | 1,898 | #358 (1929) | #445 |
| 1930s | 3,734 | #242 (1939) | #284 |
| 1940s | 5,275 | #251 (1942) | #267 |
| 1950s | 6,035 | #275 (1951) | #293 |
| 1960s | 5,499 | #302 (1960) | #332 |
| 1970s | 2,658 | #413 (1970) | #511 |
| 1980s | 1,862 | #616 (1980) | #656 |
| 1990s | 1,136 | #767 (1991) | #1,129 |
| 2000s | 538 | #1,641 (2000) | #2,257 |
| 2010s | 328 | #2,542 (2014) | #3,505 |
| 2020s | 131 | #3,180 (2021) | #4,744 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Darrel in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 285,509 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 22.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,315Zelphia7
- #4,315Zenda7
- #4,315Zerita7
- #4,738Darrel6
- #4,738Adaline6
- #4,738Adra6
- #4,738Adrain6
- #5,301Abagail5
- #5,301Adonica5
- #5,301Adora5
Tied with 562 names at #4,738; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,378 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.