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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,909 boysWAIdaho: #193 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 999 boysIDMontana: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,482 boysMTNorth Dakota: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,142 boysNDMinnesota: #230 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,893 boysMNIllinois: #257 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,688 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,528 boysWIMichigan: #246 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,677 boysMINew York: #428 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 7,284 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedRIOregon: #204 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,434 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,539 boysSDIowa: #208 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,818 boysIAIndiana: #325 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,356 boysINOhio: #297 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,219 boysOHPennsylvania: #367 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,397 boysPANew Jersey: #406 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,689 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #329 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 3,340 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedUTColorado: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,541 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,795 boysNEMissouri: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,021 boysMOKentucky: #224 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,796 boysKYWest Virginia: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,948 boysWVVirginia: #450 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,204 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,212 boysNMKansas: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,157 boysKSArkansas: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,261 boysARTennessee: #299 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,980 boysTNNorth Carolina: #352 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,288 boysNCSouth Carolina: #338 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,403 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #210 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,385 boysOKLouisiana: #203 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,123 boysLAMississippi: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,237 boysMSAlabama: #321 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,032 boysALGeorgia: #365 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,908 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrel, so not publishedHITexas: #333 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,340 boysTXFlorida: #373 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,870 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kansas#185 · 1 in 1,157
  2. North Dakota#190 · 1 in 1,142
  3. Idaho#193 · 1 in 999
  4. Louisiana#203 · 1 in 1,123
  5. Oregon#204 · 1 in 1,434

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#185191 in 1,157
North Dakota#19061 in 1,142
Idaho#19371 in 999
Louisiana#203361 in 1,123
Oregon#204121 in 1,434
Iowa#208161 in 1,818
Nebraska#20891 in 1,795
Oklahoma#210171 in 1,385
Wisconsin#211181 in 2,528
South Dakota#21451 in 1,539
Montana#21551 in 1,482
Colorado#221141 in 1,541
Washington#222161 in 1,909
Kentucky#224191 in 1,796
Minnesota#230141 in 2,893
Missouri#230231 in 2,021
Michigan#246331 in 2,677
Illinois#257411 in 2,688
West Virginia#26861 in 2,948
Mississippi#282121 in 2,237
Ohio#297251 in 4,219
Tennessee#299131 in 2,980
Alabama#321121 in 3,032
Indiana#325121 in 4,356
New Mexico#32561 in 2,212
California#329561 in 3,340
Arkansas#33061 in 3,261
Texas#333511 in 2,340
South Carolina#33881 in 3,403
North Carolina#352121 in 4,288
Georgia#365121 in 3,908
Pennsylvania#367151 in 7,397
Florida#373141 in 3,870
New Jersey#40681 in 7,689
New York#428241 in 7,284
Virginia#45061 in 7,204
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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 1962

girls
#6,578
5 births · 1 in 393,321 girls
boys
#308
637 births · 1 in 3,248 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #6,578Darrel5

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #308Darrel637
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 393,321 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrel
  1. #5,860Zenovia6
  2. #5,860Zerita6
  3. #5,860Zipporah6
  4. #6,578Darrel5
  5. #6,578Abbigail5
  6. #6,578Adoree5
  7. #6,578Adoria5

Tied with 1,006 names at #6,578; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,248 of them was named Darrel, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrel
  1. #305Christian650
  2. #306Lyle644
  3. #306Myron644
  4. #308Darrel637
  5. #309Fernando634
  6. #310Bart633
  7. #311Jorge630
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →