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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #100 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 537 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #140 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,204 boysNHWashington: #88 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 451 boysWAIdaho: #87 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 378 boysIDMontana: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 381 boysMTNorth Dakota: #55 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 248 boysNDMinnesota: #79 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 449 boysMNIllinois: #103 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 679 boysILWisconsin: #112 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 850 boysWIMichigan: #160 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,412 boysMINew York: #300 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,643 boysNYMassachusetts: #253 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,521 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #68 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 339 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #65 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 326 boysSDIowa: #55 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 275 boysIAIndiana: #71 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 403 boysINOhio: #103 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 707 boysOHPennsylvania: #182 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,326 boysPANew Jersey: #316 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,246 boysNJConnecticut: #163 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,333 boysCTCalifornia: #123 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 728 boysCAUtah: #68 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 309 boysUTColorado: #138 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 811 boysCONebraska: #101 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 541 boysNEMissouri: #77 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 408 boysMOKentucky: #63 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 321 boysKYWest Virginia: #46 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 252 boysWVVirginia: #127 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 723 boysVAMaryland: #165 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #140 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 657 boysAZNew Mexico: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,797 boysNMKansas: #64 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 300 boysKSArkansas: #105 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 522 boysARTennessee: #128 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 794 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 701 boysNCSouth Carolina: #257 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,616 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #188 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,563 boysDCOklahoma: #51 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 254 boysOKLouisiana: #142 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 773 boysLAMississippi: #246 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,083 boysMSAlabama: #259 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,496 boysALGeorgia: #207 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,668 boysGAHawaii: #160 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysHITexas: #145 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 726 boysTXFlorida: #224 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,694 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#46 · 1 in 252
  2. Oklahoma#51 · 1 in 254
  3. North Dakota#55 · 1 in 248
  4. Iowa#55 · 1 in 275
  5. Kentucky#63 · 1 in 321

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#461041 in 252
Oklahoma#51981 in 254
Iowa#551101 in 275
North Dakota#55301 in 248
Kentucky#631171 in 321
Kansas#64671 in 300
South Dakota#65221 in 326
Oregon#68501 in 339
Utah#68321 in 309
Indiana#711121 in 403
Missouri#771071 in 408
Minnesota#79781 in 449
Montana#79171 in 381
Idaho#87181 in 378
Washington#88611 in 451
Maine#100201 in 537
Nebraska#101271 in 541
Illinois#1031371 in 679
Ohio#1031341 in 707
Arkansas#105461 in 522
Wisconsin#112461 in 850
North Carolina#122761 in 701
California#1231641 in 728
Virginia#127531 in 723
Tennessee#128531 in 794
Colorado#138191 in 811
Arizona#140141 in 657
New Hampshire#14051 in 1,204
Louisiana#142441 in 773
Texas#1451351 in 726
Hawaii#16061 in 1,021
Michigan#160541 in 1,412
Connecticut#16391 in 2,333
Maryland#165181 in 1,422
Pennsylvania#182511 in 2,326
District of Columbia#18881 in 1,563
Georgia#207271 in 1,668
Florida#224171 in 1,694
Mississippi#246141 in 2,083
Massachusetts#25381 in 6,521
South Carolina#257111 in 2,616
Alabama#259161 in 2,496
New Mexico#26451 in 1,797
New York#300281 in 5,643
New Jersey#31661 in 8,246
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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 1947

girls
#2,448
17 births · 1 in 104,280 girls
boys
#125
2,285 births · 1 in 801 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #2,448Darrell17

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #125Darrell2,285
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 104,280 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 59.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,354Tobi18
  2. #2,354Tomi18
  3. #2,354Wynell18
  4. #2,448Darrell17
  5. #2,448Adelaida17
  6. #2,448Adina17
  7. #2,448Adonna17
  8. #2,530Aleda16
  9. #2,530Aleen16
  10. #2,530Alfred16

Tied with 81 names at #2,448; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 801 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #122Eric2,344
  2. #123Jon2,307
  3. #124Leslie2,305
  4. #125Darrell2,285
  5. #126Tony2,280
  6. #127Christopher2,273
  7. #128Clyde2,263
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →