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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: #119 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 722 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 994 boysWAIdaho: #136 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 715 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,404 boysMNIllinois: #149 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 932 boysILWisconsin: #180 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,709 boysWIMichigan: #153 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,126 boysMINew York: #177 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,243 boysNYMassachusetts: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,797 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #152 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 998 boysORNevada: #118 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 559 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #114 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 578 boysSDIowa: #212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,119 boysIAIndiana: #106 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 706 boysINOhio: #108 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 735 boysOHPennsylvania: #169 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,496 boysPANew Jersey: #188 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,338 boysNJConnecticut: #240 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,368 boysCTCalifornia: #214 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 1,342 boysCAUtah: #149 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 976 boysUTColorado: #148 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 866 boysCONebraska: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,827 boysNEMissouri: #113 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 718 boysMOKentucky: #86 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 446 boysKYWest Virginia: #86 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 474 boysWVVirginia: #96 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 540 boysVAMaryland: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 694 boysMDDelaware: #118 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 675 boysDEArizona: #118 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 581 boysAZNew Mexico: #123 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 534 boysNMKansas: #155 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,005 boysKSArkansas: #112 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 598 boysARTennessee: #82 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 395 boysTNNorth Carolina: #86 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 451 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 453 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #85 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 396 boysDCOklahoma: #104 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 489 boysOKLouisiana: #108 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 475 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 359 boysMSAlabama: #108 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 528 boysALGeorgia: #107 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 501 boysGAHawaii: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 743 boysHITexas: #147 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 691 boysTXFlorida: #119 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 641 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 359
  2. Tennessee#82 · 1 in 395
  3. District of Columbia#85 · 1 in 396
  4. Kentucky#86 · 1 in 446
  5. North Carolina#86 · 1 in 451

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#82521 in 359
Tennessee#82791 in 395
District of Columbia#85201 in 396
Kentucky#86581 in 446
North Carolina#86861 in 451
West Virginia#86271 in 474
Virginia#96581 in 540
South Carolina#98461 in 453
Oklahoma#104381 in 489
Indiana#106561 in 706
Georgia#107761 in 501
Alabama#108501 in 528
Louisiana#108621 in 475
Ohio#1081061 in 735
Arkansas#112261 in 598
Missouri#113471 in 718
South Dakota#11481 in 578
Arizona#118311 in 581
Delaware#11851 in 675
Nevada#11861 in 559
Florida#119791 in 641
Maine#11991 in 722
Maryland#120301 in 694
New Mexico#123171 in 534
Idaho#13691 in 715
Washington#146231 in 994
Texas#1471531 in 691
Colorado#148211 in 866
Illinois#149841 in 932
Utah#149141 in 976
Oregon#152151 in 998
Michigan#153571 in 1,126
Kansas#155141 in 1,005
Hawaii#16581 in 743
Pennsylvania#169491 in 1,496
New York#177921 in 1,243
Massachusetts#180191 in 1,797
Wisconsin#180181 in 1,709
New Jersey#188321 in 1,338
Nebraska#20361 in 1,827
Iowa#21291 in 2,119
California#2141121 in 1,342
Minnesota#220111 in 2,404
Connecticut#24071 in 2,368
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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 1974

girls
#3,863
16 births · 1 in 91,721 girls
boys
#137
1,840 births · 1 in 855 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #3,863Darrell16

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #137Darrell1,840
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 91,721 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 62.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #3,695Wilhelmina17
  2. #3,695Xochilt17
  3. #3,695Zara17
  4. #3,863Darrell16
  5. #3,863Adelaide16
  6. #3,863Adella16
  7. #3,863Aleasha16
  8. #4,041Adrea15
  9. #4,041Akia15
  10. #4,041Allyn15

Tied with 177 names at #3,863; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 855 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #134Louis1,932
  2. #135Frederick1,928
  3. #136Bruce1,854
  4. #137Darrell1,840
  5. #138Adrian1,817
  6. #139Tyrone1,816
  7. #140Ricardo1,812
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →