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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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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1886—#9595
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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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #97 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 542 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #97 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 515 boysWAIdaho: #40 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 179 boysIDMontana: #93 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 406 boysMTNorth Dakota: #48 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 203 boysNDMinnesota: #61 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 343 boysMNIllinois: #115 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 786 boysILWisconsin: #105 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 688 boysWIMichigan: #164 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,609 boysMINew York: #291 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,359 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #85 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 409 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #40 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 178 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 246 boysIAIndiana: #74 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 434 boysINOhio: #111 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 759 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,118 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 646 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 435 boysUTColorado: #91 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 409 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 383 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 489 boysMOKentucky: #75 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 375 boysKYWest Virginia: #55 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 278 boysWVVirginia: #191 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,406 boysVAMaryland: #213 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,620 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #151 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 754 boysAZNew Mexico: #171 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 758 boysNMKansas: #59 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 278 boysKSArkansas: #101 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 476 boysARTennessee: #174 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,277 boysTNNorth Carolina: #163 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,016 boysNCSouth Carolina: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,398 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 321 boysOKLouisiana: #205 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,247 boysLAMississippi: #325 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,388 boysMSAlabama: #359 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,086 boysALGeorgia: #205 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,681 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedHITexas: #192 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,021 boysTXFlorida: #329 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,721 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#40 · 1 in 178
  2. Idaho#40 · 1 in 179
  3. Iowa#47 · 1 in 246
  4. North Dakota#48 · 1 in 203
  5. West Virginia#55 · 1 in 278

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#40271 in 179
South Dakota#40291 in 178
Iowa#47931 in 246
North Dakota#48281 in 203
West Virginia#55751 in 278
Kansas#59551 in 278
Minnesota#61781 in 343
Oklahoma#72671 in 321
Indiana#74791 in 434
Kentucky#75801 in 375
Nebraska#81281 in 383
Oregon#85251 in 409
Colorado#91261 in 409
Montana#93121 in 406
Missouri#94691 in 489
Maine#97141 in 542
Washington#97341 in 515
Utah#99161 in 435
Arkansas#101441 in 476
Wisconsin#105431 in 688
California#1091131 in 646
Ohio#111901 in 759
Illinois#115941 in 786
Arizona#15181 in 754
North Carolina#163411 in 1,016
Michigan#164361 in 1,609
Pennsylvania#164441 in 2,118
New Mexico#17181 in 758
Tennessee#174251 in 1,277
Virginia#191211 in 1,406
Texas#192691 in 1,021
Georgia#205211 in 1,681
Louisiana#205211 in 1,247
Maryland#21371 in 2,620
New York#291221 in 5,359
South Carolina#30971 in 3,398
Mississippi#32571 in 3,388
Florida#32951 in 3,721
Alabama#35981 in 4,086
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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 1942

girls
#2,666
12 births · 1 in 112,560 girls
boys
#135
1,591 births · 1 in 868 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #2,666Darrell12

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #135Darrell1,591
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 112,560 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 50.4% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,537Yolande13
  2. #2,537Yvonnie13
  3. #2,537Zara13
  4. #2,666Darrell12
  5. #2,666Aldine12
  6. #2,666Alena12
  7. #2,666Alfred12
  8. #2,817Adah11
  9. #2,817Adaline11
  10. #2,817Adelfa11

Tied with 150 names at #2,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 868 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,044 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. #131Duane1,620
  2. #133Jay1,598
  3. #134Joel1,595
  4. #135Darrell1,591
  5. #136Calvin1,578
  6. #137Chester1,559
  7. #138Johnnie1,558
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →