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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #123 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 666 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #85 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 435 boysWAIdaho: #61 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 244 boysIDMontana: #85 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 404 boysMTNorth Dakota: #61 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 265 boysNDMinnesota: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 444 boysMNIllinois: #102 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 599 boysILWisconsin: #95 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 618 boysWIMichigan: #145 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,170 boysMINew York: #248 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 4,072 boysNYMassachusetts: #222 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,601 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #77 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 371 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: #75 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 294 boysWYSouth Dakota: #55 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 274 boysSDIowa: #62 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 314 boysIAIndiana: #90 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 540 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 985 boysOHPennsylvania: #190 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,567 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #118 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 718 boysCAUtah: #75 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 338 boysUTColorado: #97 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 482 boysCONebraska: #75 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 381 boysNEMissouri: #93 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 502 boysMOKentucky: #69 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 353 boysKYWest Virginia: #47 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 244 boysWVVirginia: #167 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,076 boysVAMaryland: #202 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,317 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,133 boysAZNew Mexico: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,315 boysNMKansas: #90 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 435 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 368 boysARTennessee: #186 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,526 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 764 boysNCSouth Carolina: #216 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,779 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #76 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 355 boysOKLouisiana: #216 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,421 boysLAMississippi: #257 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,284 boysMSAlabama: #364 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,467 boysALGeorgia: #225 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,832 boysGAHawaii: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 842 boysHITexas: #201 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,116 boysTXFlorida: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,957 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#47 · 1 in 244
  2. South Dakota#55 · 1 in 274
  3. Idaho#61 · 1 in 244
  4. North Dakota#61 · 1 in 265
  5. Iowa#62 · 1 in 314

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#47751 in 244
South Dakota#55191 in 274
Idaho#61191 in 244
North Dakota#61211 in 265
Iowa#62661 in 314
Kentucky#69781 in 353
Nebraska#75291 in 381
Utah#75211 in 338
Wyoming#7571 in 294
Oklahoma#76571 in 355
Oregon#77301 in 371
Arkansas#78511 in 368
Montana#85111 in 404
Washington#85471 in 435
Minnesota#86561 in 444
Indiana#90591 in 540
Kansas#90351 in 435
Missouri#93631 in 502
Wisconsin#95461 in 618
Colorado#97231 in 482
Illinois#1021091 in 599
California#1181231 in 718
Maine#123111 in 666
Hawaii#12961 in 842
North Carolina#130541 in 764
Ohio#131641 in 985
Michigan#145451 in 1,170
Virginia#167271 in 1,076
Tennessee#186201 in 1,526
Pennsylvania#190321 in 2,567
Arizona#19761 in 1,133
Texas#201691 in 1,116
Maryland#20281 in 2,317
Louisiana#216181 in 1,421
South Carolina#216131 in 1,779
Massachusetts#22281 in 4,601
Georgia#225191 in 1,832
New Mexico#23051 in 1,315
Florida#240121 in 1,957
New York#248281 in 4,072
Mississippi#257101 in 2,284
Alabama#36471 in 4,467
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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 1945

girls
#2,237
15 births · 1 in 87,139 girls
boys
#141
1,522 births · 1 in 884 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #2,237Darrell15

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #141Darrell1,522
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 87,139 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 57.3% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,149Vermell16
  2. #2,149Vernia16
  3. #2,149Vincenza16
  4. #2,237Darrell15
  5. #2,237Adelfa15
  6. #2,237Albina15
  7. #2,237Arden15
  8. #2,339Aimee14
  9. #2,339Alexia14
  10. #2,339Andrew14

Tied with 101 names at #2,237; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 884 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 96.3% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #137Duane1,582
  2. #137Leo1,582
  3. #140Benjamin1,562
  4. #141Darrell1,522
  5. #142Jackie1,493
  6. #143Lonnie1,463
  7. #144Chester1,445
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →