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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #83 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 373 boysAKMaine: #81 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 468 boysMEVermont: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 667 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #86 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 469 boysWAIdaho: #77 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 337 boysIDMontana: #89 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 468 boysMTNorth Dakota: #61 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 276 boysNDMinnesota: #101 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 671 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 550 boysILWisconsin: #105 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 819 boysWIMichigan: #99 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 632 boysMINew York: #191 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,954 boysNYMassachusetts: #282 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,892 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #70 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 355 boysORNevada: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 452 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #51 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 233 boysSDIowa: #72 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 460 boysIAIndiana: #63 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 370 boysINOhio: #84 for boys · 211 births · 1 in 518 boysOHPennsylvania: #136 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,205 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,246 boysNJConnecticut: #200 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,388 boysCTCalifornia: #100 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 584 boysCAUtah: #87 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 437 boysUTColorado: #85 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 431 boysCONebraska: #79 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 497 boysNEMissouri: #54 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 300 boysMOKentucky: #43 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 204 boysKYWest Virginia: #47 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 224 boysWVVirginia: #112 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 548 boysVAMaryland: #116 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 685 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #96 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 392 boysAZNew Mexico: #111 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 528 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 253 boysKSArkansas: #77 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 349 boysARTennessee: #62 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 279 boysTNNorth Carolina: #86 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 421 boysNCSouth Carolina: #148 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 896 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #95 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 487 boysDCOklahoma: #50 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 227 boysOKLouisiana: #90 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 380 boysLAMississippi: #160 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 978 boysMSAlabama: #121 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 626 boysALGeorgia: #111 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 571 boysGAHawaii: #84 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 299 boysHITexas: #86 for boys · 311 births · 1 in 390 boysTXFlorida: #120 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 611 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#43 · 1 in 204
  2. West Virginia#47 · 1 in 224
  3. Oklahoma#50 · 1 in 227
  4. Kansas#50 · 1 in 253
  5. South Dakota#51 · 1 in 233

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#431811 in 204
West Virginia#471011 in 224
Kansas#50961 in 253
Oklahoma#501091 in 227
South Dakota#51351 in 233
Missouri#541561 in 300
North Dakota#61281 in 276
Tennessee#621491 in 279
Indiana#631421 in 370
Oregon#70511 in 355
Iowa#72671 in 460
Arkansas#77601 in 349
Idaho#77221 in 337
Nebraska#79311 in 497
Maine#81221 in 468
Alaska#8381 in 373
Hawaii#84231 in 299
Ohio#842111 in 518
Colorado#85441 in 431
North Carolina#861311 in 421
Texas#863111 in 390
Washington#86661 in 469
Utah#87261 in 437
Montana#89161 in 468
Illinois#901931 in 550
Louisiana#901061 in 380
District of Columbia#95301 in 487
Arizona#96331 in 392
Michigan#991481 in 632
California#1002631 in 584
Nevada#10051 in 452
Minnesota#101581 in 671
Wisconsin#105541 in 819
Georgia#111851 in 571
New Mexico#111221 in 528
Virginia#112801 in 548
Vermont#11561 in 667
Maryland#116441 in 685
Florida#120671 in 611
Alabama#121621 in 626
Pennsylvania#1361001 in 1,205
South Carolina#148351 in 896
Mississippi#160301 in 978
New Jersey#175251 in 2,246
New York#191871 in 1,954
Connecticut#20071 in 3,388
Massachusetts#28261 in 8,892
Delaware———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Wyoming———

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 1954

girls
#2,186
24 births · 1 in 80,913 girls
boys
#95
3,643 births · 1 in 560 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #2,186Darrell24

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #95Darrell3,643
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 80,913 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 67.0% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #2,122Tomasa25
  2. #2,122Vernette25
  3. #2,122Wynell25
  4. #2,186Darrell24
  5. #2,186Alinda24
  6. #2,186Armandina24
  7. #2,186Belen24
  8. #2,240Ailene23
  9. #2,240Andree23
  10. #2,240Annelle23

Tied with 53 names at #2,186; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 560 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #92Melvin3,711
  2. #93Fred3,695
  3. #94Francis3,686
  4. #95Darrell3,643
  5. #96Lee3,566
  6. #97Marvin3,498
  7. #98Earl3,424
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →