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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #75 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 407 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #116 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 881 boysNHWashington: #70 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 376 boysWAIdaho: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 571 boysIDMontana: #79 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 401 boysMTNorth Dakota: #49 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 206 boysNDMinnesota: #68 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 440 boysMNIllinois: #88 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 569 boysILWisconsin: #95 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 653 boysWIMichigan: #138 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,023 boysMINew York: #225 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,901 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #79 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 420 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #54 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 288 boysSDIowa: #67 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 430 boysIAIndiana: #70 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 436 boysINOhio: #104 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 750 boysOHPennsylvania: #155 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,869 boysPANew Jersey: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,751 boysNJConnecticut: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,101 boysCTCalifornia: #104 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 601 boysCAUtah: #85 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 437 boysUTColorado: #67 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 364 boysCONebraska: #74 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 423 boysNEMissouri: #70 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 393 boysMOKentucky: #49 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 252 boysKYWest Virginia: #45 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 251 boysWVVirginia: #115 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 617 boysVAMaryland: #204 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,035 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #107 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 434 boysAZNew Mexico: #257 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,649 boysNMKansas: #48 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 259 boysKSArkansas: #86 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 420 boysARTennessee: #112 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 653 boysTNNorth Carolina: #123 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 661 boysNCSouth Carolina: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,566 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,640 boysDCOklahoma: #49 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 240 boysOKLouisiana: #118 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 545 boysLAMississippi: #202 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,386 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,409 boysALGeorgia: #171 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,143 boysGAHawaii: #138 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 655 boysHITexas: #161 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 831 boysTXFlorida: #160 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 952 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#45 · 1 in 251
  2. Kansas#48 · 1 in 259
  3. North Dakota#49 · 1 in 206
  4. Oklahoma#49 · 1 in 240
  5. Kentucky#49 · 1 in 252

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#45971 in 251
Kansas#48771 in 259
Kentucky#491421 in 252
North Dakota#49361 in 206
Oklahoma#49991 in 240
South Dakota#54281 in 288
Colorado#67451 in 364
Iowa#67701 in 430
Minnesota#68811 in 440
Indiana#701031 in 436
Missouri#701061 in 393
Washington#70721 in 376
Nebraska#74351 in 423
Maine#75231 in 407
Montana#79171 in 401
Oregon#79401 in 420
Utah#85221 in 437
Arkansas#86531 in 420
Illinois#881631 in 569
Wisconsin#95601 in 653
California#1042031 in 601
Ohio#1041211 in 750
Arizona#107231 in 434
Tennessee#112601 in 653
Virginia#115601 in 617
New Hampshire#11661 in 881
Louisiana#118651 in 545
Idaho#119121 in 571
North Carolina#123761 in 661
Hawaii#13891 in 655
Michigan#138761 in 1,023
Pennsylvania#155581 in 1,869
Florida#160321 in 952
Texas#1611251 in 831
Georgia#171381 in 1,143
Connecticut#19061 in 3,101
District of Columbia#19181 in 1,640
Alabama#200271 in 1,409
Mississippi#202211 in 1,386
Maryland#204121 in 2,035
New York#225521 in 2,901
New Mexico#25761 in 1,649
New Jersey#27581 in 5,751
South Carolina#29881 in 3,566
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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 1950

girls
#2,121
21 births · 1 in 81,574 girls
boys
#116
2,493 births · 1 in 718 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #2,121Darrell21

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #116Darrell2,493
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 81,574 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 65.3% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,053Tona22
  2. #2,053Verlinda22
  3. #2,053Vernia22
  4. #2,121Darrell21
  5. #2,121Alease21
  6. #2,121Alesia21
  7. #2,121Almeda21
  8. #2,185Aleda20
  9. #2,185Almeta20
  10. #2,185Annabell20

Tied with 63 names at #2,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 718 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,196 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. #113Mike2,614
  2. #114Jesse2,607
  3. #115Jay2,584
  4. #116Darrell2,493
  5. #117Edwin2,486
  6. #118Warren2,467
  7. #119Leon2,427
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →