Darrell

Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #1,688 for boys in 2025, 97 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1967 · 3,652 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
159,766
since 1886

Darrell over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #86, 1967boys
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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—#1,68897
2024—#1,459124
2023—#1,576110
2022—#1,433127
2021—#1,407130
2020—#1,255147
2019—#1,144170
2018—#1,067189
2017—#895240
2016—#911236
2015—#934226
2014—#856259
2013—#787286
2012—#786288
2011#16,7645#690338
2010—#746304
2009—#736317
2008—#634388
2007—#604416
2006—#591415
2005—#575405
2004—#559410
2003—#560400
2002—#547405
2001#11,0208#504453
2000—#470499
1999—#428545
1998—#432533
1997#13,7245#415556
1996#13,5185#383609
1995#13,3865#378628
1994—#332746
1993#10,5887#310876
1992—#294915
1991—#2661,020
1990#8,5019#2461,128
1989#5,54515#2251,206
1988#5,06516#2161,214
1987#6,78810#2051,232
1986#5,18814#1961,308
1985#6,45710#1901,324
1984#5,89911#1871,335
1983#3,55522#1881,332
1982#6,8889#1821,389
1981#6,32310#1841,361
1980#5,54412#1681,461
1979#2,93129#1621,527
1978#4,24216#1651,466
1977#4,65214#1501,656
1976#4,61413#1501,659
1975#3,05223#1471,672
1974#3,86316#1371,840
1973#2,91423#1311,977
1972#3,27619#1212,313
1971#2,59928#1182,814
1970#2,20336#1023,148
1969#2,29631#933,249
1968#2,24629#863,446
1967#2,27228#863,652
1966#2,35726#953,497
1965#2,74420#913,888
1964#2,47525#963,968
1963#2,25228#954,097
1962#2,07332#1023,877
1961#2,60822#1014,203
1960#2,98917#1044,148
1959#2,76018#904,647
1958#2,20926#904,771
1957#2,27624#904,570
1956#2,15126#884,468
1955#2,72517#913,902
1954#2,18624#953,643
1953#2,92114#1033,149
1952#2,92114#1092,868
1951#2,81014#1092,746
1950#2,12121#1162,493
1949#2,06922#1172,517
1948#1,82027#1212,336
1947#2,44817#1252,285
1946#2,39216#1311,905
1945#2,23715#1411,522
1944#2,28715#1331,580
1943#2,07918#1401,529
1942#2,66612#1351,591
1941#2,27214#1301,530
1940#2,02916#1311,430
1939#2,20614#1301,340
1938#2,9409#1281,356
1937#1,91417#1301,260
1936#2,8579#1331,208
1935#2,57511#1361,153
1934#3,4497#1401,129
1933#3,1098#1481,026
1932#2,49012#154992
1931#2,75010#167834
1930#4,0476#173828
1929#2,43713#194698
1928#2,95410#210647
1927#3,8757#223603
1926#4,8515#231578
1925#4,9735#248523
1924#4,0027#255509
1923#4,3766#262462
1922—#290379
1921#5,0995#293370
1920—#298359
1919—#332291
1918—#373250
1917—#360241
1916#3,5527#365222
1915—#351231
1914—#421130
1913—#396116
1912—#39794
1911—#47138
1910—#52429
1909—#71415
1908—#61318
1907—#48623
1906—#64014
1905—#74111
1904—#8109
1903—#8468
1902—#68711
1901—#8587
1900—#9029
1899—#7868
1898—#57314
1897—#68110
1896—#9826
1895—#1,0795
1894—#1,0745
1893—#1,0355
1892——
1891—#8416
1890—#9945
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First appearance
1886

The first year at least five boys were named Darrell! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Darrell is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,050 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #91 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 403 boysWAIdaho: #55 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 191 boysIDMontana: #124 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 635 boysMTNorth Dakota: #85 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 325 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 453 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 870 boysILWisconsin: #116 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 693 boysWIMichigan: #181 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,693 boysMINew York: #478 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,276 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #88 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 386 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: #81 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 311 boysWYSouth Dakota: #36 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 151 boysSDIowa: #63 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 267 boysIAIndiana: #122 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 745 boysINOhio: #153 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,263 boysOHPennsylvania: #290 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,498 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #179 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,137 boysCAUtah: #64 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 237 boysUTColorado: #152 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 771 boysCONebraska: #68 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 270 boysNEMissouri: #118 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 679 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,455 boysKYWest Virginia: #91 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 491 boysWVVirginia: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,637 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNMKansas: #79 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 319 boysKSArkansas: #167 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,025 boysARTennessee: #346 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,054 boysTNNorth Carolina: #231 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,860 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #118 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 601 boysOKLouisiana: #296 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,304 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedHITexas: #288 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,840 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#36 · 1 in 151
  2. Idaho#55 · 1 in 191
  3. Iowa#63 · 1 in 267
  4. Utah#64 · 1 in 237
  5. Nebraska#68 · 1 in 270

Best ever in a state: #29 in Idaho, 1936.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#36371 in 151
Idaho#55181 in 191
Iowa#63711 in 267
Utah#64201 in 237
Nebraska#68421 in 270
Kansas#79451 in 319
Wyoming#8151 in 311
North Dakota#85181 in 325
Oregon#88141 in 386
Washington#91231 in 403
West Virginia#91331 in 491
Minnesota#98441 in 453
Wisconsin#116341 in 693
Missouri#118401 in 679
Oklahoma#118361 in 601
Indiana#122321 in 745
Montana#12461 in 635
Illinois#126621 in 870
Colorado#152111 in 771
Ohio#153381 in 1,263
Arkansas#167161 in 1,025
Maine#16761 in 1,050
California#179321 in 1,137
Michigan#181231 in 1,693
Kentucky#195171 in 1,455
North Carolina#231171 in 1,860
Virginia#27281 in 2,637
Texas#288301 in 1,840
Pennsylvania#290171 in 4,498
Louisiana#29681 in 2,304
Tennessee#34661 in 4,054
New York#47881 in 11,276
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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 Darrell
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 229 spots since 2024 (#1,459 → #1,688)
  • 433 spots since 2020 (#1,255 → #1,688)
  • 754 spots since 2015 (#934 → #1,688)
  • Biggest jump: 301 spots in 1897 (#982 → #681)
  • Biggest drop: 213 spots in 1899 (#573 → #786)
Rise & fade · boys
81 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1967 at #86 (3,652 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1963–1969
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1896–2017
Share of babies · boys
1 in 445
  • Highest: 1 in 445 boys born in 1958 were named Darrell (0.22%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,609 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #86 in 1967, was only 1 in 477 (0.21%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 23.8% of all boys named Darrell (38,025) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#959 (1886)#959
1890s64#573 (1898)#894
1900s125#486 (1907)#730
1910s1,642#332 (1919)#399
1920s5,128#194 (1929)#250
1930s11,126#128 (1938)#144
1940s18,225#117 (1949)#130
1950s37,257#88 (1956)#98
1960s38,025#86 (1967)#95
1970s20,072#102 (1970)#138
1980s13,162#168 (1980)#194
1990s7,556#246 (1990)#348
2000s4,108#470 (2000)#578
2010s2,536#690 (2011)#882
2020s735#1,255 (2020)#1,470

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.

Darrell in 1931

girls
#2,750
10 births · 1 in 106,473 girls
boys
#167
834 births · 1 in 1,247 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #2,750Darrell10

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #167Darrell834
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 106,473 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 44.8% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,581Will11
  2. #2,581Wonda11
  3. #2,581Zoila11
  4. #2,750Darrell10
  5. #2,750Adda10
  6. #2,750Aldean10
  7. #2,750Aldora10
  8. #2,972Aaron9
  9. #2,972Adlene9
  10. #2,972Adrianna9

Tied with 221 names at #2,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,247 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #164Dan882
  2. #165Neil881
  3. #166Jay867
  4. #167Darrell834
  5. #168Clayton831
  6. #169Bennie822
  7. #170Tony814
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →