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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #66 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 302 boysAKMaine: #108 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 606 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #114 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 714 boysWAIdaho: #88 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 408 boysIDMontana: #67 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 347 boysMTNorth Dakota: #49 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 221 boysNDMinnesota: #88 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 565 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 572 boysILWisconsin: #93 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 662 boysWIMichigan: #108 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 743 boysMINew York: #239 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,880 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,237 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #96 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 549 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNVWyoming: #93 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 406 boysWYSouth Dakota: #64 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 336 boysSDIowa: #64 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 371 boysIAIndiana: #62 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 368 boysINOhio: #91 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 580 boysOHPennsylvania: #125 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 1,087 boysPANew Jersey: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,075 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #111 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 649 boysCAUtah: #101 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 542 boysUTColorado: #84 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 436 boysCONebraska: #99 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 582 boysNEMissouri: #58 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 333 boysMOKentucky: #42 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 219 boysKYWest Virginia: #49 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 250 boysWVVirginia: #136 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 741 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,093 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 952 boysAZNew Mexico: #153 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 762 boysNMKansas: #55 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 294 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 410 boysARTennessee: #73 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 358 boysTNNorth Carolina: #109 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 552 boysNCSouth Carolina: #181 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,131 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 575 boysDCOklahoma: #54 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 243 boysOKLouisiana: #98 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 397 boysLAMississippi: #176 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,111 boysMSAlabama: #112 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 595 boysALGeorgia: #107 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 516 boysGAHawaii: #110 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 405 boysHITexas: #104 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 485 boysTXFlorida: #130 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 683 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#42 · 1 in 219
  2. North Dakota#49 · 1 in 221
  3. West Virginia#49 · 1 in 250
  4. Oklahoma#54 · 1 in 243
  5. Kansas#55 · 1 in 294

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#421621 in 219
North Dakota#49341 in 221
West Virginia#49901 in 250
Oklahoma#541011 in 243
Kansas#55791 in 294
Missouri#581361 in 333
Indiana#621381 in 368
Iowa#64811 in 371
South Dakota#64241 in 336
Alaska#6691 in 302
Montana#67211 in 347
Tennessee#731111 in 358
Colorado#84421 in 436
Idaho#88181 in 408
Minnesota#88671 in 565
Arkansas#90511 in 410
Illinois#901771 in 572
Ohio#911781 in 580
Wisconsin#93641 in 662
Wyoming#9391 in 406
Oregon#96341 in 549
Louisiana#98991 in 397
District of Columbia#99251 in 575
Nebraska#99261 in 582
Utah#101211 in 542
Texas#1042451 in 485
Georgia#107911 in 516
Maine#108161 in 606
Michigan#1081201 in 743
North Carolina#109981 in 552
Hawaii#110171 in 405
California#1112291 in 649
Alabama#112651 in 595
Washington#114421 in 714
Pennsylvania#1251081 in 1,087
Florida#130561 in 683
Virginia#136571 in 741
Maryland#147261 in 1,093
New Mexico#153151 in 762
Massachusetts#171161 in 3,237
Mississippi#176261 in 1,111
Arizona#180131 in 952
South Carolina#181271 in 1,131
New Jersey#230131 in 4,075
New York#239571 in 2,880
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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 1953

girls
#2,921
14 births · 1 in 134,379 girls
boys
#103
3,149 births · 1 in 626 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #2,921Darrell14

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #103Darrell3,149
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 134,379 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 55.0% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,812Vinita15
  2. #2,812Wilhemenia15
  3. #2,812Zoila15
  4. #2,921Darrell14
  5. #2,921Aldona14
  6. #2,921Allegra14
  7. #2,921Aloma14
  8. #3,106Adair13
  9. #3,106Alean13
  10. #3,106Alease13

Tied with 184 names at #2,921; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 626 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #100Vincent3,174
  2. #101Rick3,173
  3. #102Clifford3,157
  4. #103Darrell3,149
  5. #104Alfred3,132
  6. #105Dean3,124
  7. #106Victor3,099
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →