Darrell

Where Darrell comes from

Derived from d'Airel, name of a Norman family that came from a place called Airelle in Calvados.
— Wiktionary's entry for Darrell
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1886
    First appearance
    #959 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1953
    Darrell Issa born
    American politician, inventor and entrepreneur
  3. 1956
    Darrell Pace born
    American archer
  4. 1967
    Peak, #86
    3,652 babies named Darrell — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1975
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #147.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname in the 19th century.
Namesakes
  • Darrell Issa · American politician, inventor and entrepreneur, born 1953
  • Darrell Pace · American archer, born 1956
  • Darrell Hammond · American actor and comedian, born 1955
  • Darrell Armstrong · American basketball player, born 1968
  • Darrell Arthur · American basketball player, born 1988

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.