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

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Peak · boys
1939 · 475 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,769
since 1900

Darrel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Darrel has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #242, 1939boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,39917
2024—#5,24118
2023—#5,25518
2022—#4,85020
2021—#3,18037
2020—#4,54021
2019—#3,79428
2018—#3,70829
2017—#4,93519
2016—#4,47022
2015—#3,59130
2014—#2,54248
2013—#2,84840
2012—#3,17935
2011—#2,74843
2010—#3,23934
2009—#2,84742
2008—#2,63247
2007—#2,81142
2006—#2,22157
2005—#1,98363
2004—#2,56942
2003—#2,05555
2002—#2,15549
2001—#1,65970
2000—#1,64171
1999—#1,50375
1998—#1,47575
1997—#1,21297
1996—#1,27886
1995—#1,27584
1994—#1,17894
1993—#889144
1992—#936130
1991—#767178
1990—#773173
1989—#713191
1988—#690185
1987—#624213
1986—#670179
1985—#674173
1984—#652175
1983—#636181
1982—#660174
1981—#623188
1980—#616203
1979—#572223
1978—#587205
1977—#590204
1976—#556209
1975—#547217
1974#8,7755#500252
1973#8,4235#485261
1972—#427343
1971—#434352
1970#7,9955#413392
1969—#396401
1968—#352486
1967#5,4577#342483
1966#5,8096#335507
1965—#339499
1964—#319596
1963—#326585
1962#6,5785#308637
1961#5,3097#305646
1960#6,3905#302659
1959—#305645
1958#4,5208#302627
1957#5,3776#297641
1956—#294629
1955—#292608
1954#4,2788#286609
1953—#297562
1952#4,9086#291581
1951#5,4145#275603
1950#4,7386#295530
1949—#271597
1948—#283564
1947#4,7646#263651
1946—#264568
1945—#288431
1944#4,5745#274469
1943—#270503
1942—#251526
1941—#251492
1940#4,3495#252474
1939#3,4297#242475
1938#4,3425#252467
1937—#280375
1936—#267408
1935—#266414
1934—#286358
1933—#292330
1932#4,4115#302338
1931—#310304
1930—#346265
1929#4,0536#358249
1928—#372244
1927—#407219
1926—#407215
1925—#445182
1924—#424206
1923—#509145
1922—#502151
1921—#515144
1920—#507143
1919—#576108
1918—#596105
1917—#64585
1916—#60692
1915—#62186
1914—#81942
1913—#85532
1912—#64942
1911—#98212
1910—#1,1938
1909—#1,4405
1908—#1,0218
1907—#73513
1906—#9278
1905—#74111
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1901—#1,0585
1900—#1,0507
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First appearance
1900

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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedNHWashington: #276 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,815 boysWAIdaho: #153 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 748 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #186 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,230 boysNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,498 boysMNIllinois: #321 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 4,136 boysILWisconsin: #259 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,698 boysWIMichigan: #315 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,969 boysMINew York: #371 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 5,608 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedRIOregon: #162 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,003 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #137 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 784 boysSDIowa: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,084 boysIAIndiana: #328 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,522 boysINOhio: #303 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,489 boysOHPennsylvania: #404 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,219 boysPANew Jersey: #405 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,766 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #299 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,734 boysCAUtah: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,024 boysUTColorado: #241 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,939 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,812 boysNEMissouri: #208 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,630 boysMOKentucky: #200 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,542 boysKYWest Virginia: #279 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,160 boysWVVirginia: #472 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,442 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,099 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,426 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedNMKansas: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 716 boysKSArkansas: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,756 boysARTennessee: #259 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,322 boysTNNorth Carolina: #438 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,521 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,250 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 938 boysLAMississippi: #429 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,375 boysMSAlabama: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,701 boysALGeorgia: #350 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,020 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedHITexas: #363 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,852 boysTXFlorida: #309 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,741 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#131 · 1 in 716
  2. South Dakota#137 · 1 in 784
  3. Idaho#153 · 1 in 748
  4. Oregon#162 · 1 in 1,003
  5. Louisiana#180 · 1 in 938

Best ever in a state: #47 in South Dakota, 1938.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#131321 in 716
South Dakota#137101 in 784
Idaho#153101 in 748
Oregon#162181 in 1,003
Louisiana#180451 in 938
North Dakota#18661 in 1,230
Oklahoma#197191 in 1,250
Kentucky#200231 in 1,542
Minnesota#205171 in 2,498
Missouri#208301 in 1,630
Iowa#215151 in 2,084
Nebraska#21791 in 1,812
Colorado#241111 in 1,939
Tennessee#259171 in 2,322
Wisconsin#259131 in 3,698
Utah#27161 in 2,024
Washington#276111 in 2,815
West Virginia#27961 in 3,160
Alabama#288141 in 2,701
California#299681 in 2,734
Ohio#303251 in 4,489
Maryland#30781 in 4,099
Florida#309201 in 2,741
Arkansas#31071 in 2,756
Michigan#315191 in 4,969
Arizona#31671 in 2,426
Illinois#321281 in 4,136
Indiana#328121 in 4,522
Georgia#350121 in 4,020
Texas#363431 in 2,852
New York#371321 in 5,608
Pennsylvania#404131 in 9,219
New Jersey#40581 in 7,766
Mississippi#42951 in 5,375
North Carolina#43881 in 6,521
Virginia#47251 in 8,442
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1939 at #242 (475 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 36 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1911–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,330
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.3% of all boys named Darrel (6,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s63#735 (1907)#998
1910s612#576 (1919)#754
1920s1,898#358 (1929)#445
1930s3,734#242 (1939)#284
1940s5,275#251 (1942)#267
1950s6,035#275 (1951)#293
1960s5,499#302 (1960)#332
1970s2,658#413 (1970)#511
1980s1,862#616 (1980)#656
1990s1,136#767 (1991)#1,129
2000s538#1,641 (2000)#2,257
2010s328#2,542 (2014)#3,505
2020s131#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 1960

girls
#6,390
5 births · 1 in 404,388 girls
boys
#302
659 births · 1 in 3,236 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #6,390Darrel5

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #302Darrel659
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 404,388 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 12.8% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrel
  1. #5,696Ziva6
  2. #5,696Zonya6
  3. #5,696Zorina6
  4. #6,390Darrel5
  5. #6,390Adeana5
  6. #6,390Adelfa5
  7. #6,390Adrienna5

Tied with 942 names at #6,390; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 3,236 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrel
  1. #299Angel664
  2. #300Angelo663
  3. #301Christian662
  4. #302Darrel659
  5. #303Loren657
  6. #303Morris657
  7. #303Pedro657
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →