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
- Peak · boys
- 1967 · 3,652 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 159,766since 1886
Darrell over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,688 | 97 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,459 | 124 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,576 | 110 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,433 | 127 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,407 | 130 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,255 | 147 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,144 | 170 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,067 | 189 | |
| 2017 | — | #895 | 240 | |
| 2016 | — | #911 | 236 | |
| 2015 | — | #934 | 226 | |
| 2014 | — | #856 | 259 | |
| 2013 | — | #787 | 286 | |
| 2012 | — | #786 | 288 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #690 | 338 |
| 2010 | — | #746 | 304 | |
| 2009 | — | #736 | 317 | |
| 2008 | — | #634 | 388 | |
| 2007 | — | #604 | 416 | |
| 2006 | — | #591 | 415 | |
| 2005 | — | #575 | 405 | |
| 2004 | — | #559 | 410 | |
| 2003 | — | #560 | 400 | |
| 2002 | — | #547 | 405 | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #504 | 453 |
| 2000 | — | #470 | 499 | |
| 1999 | — | #428 | 545 | |
| 1998 | — | #432 | 533 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #415 | 556 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #383 | 609 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #378 | 628 |
| 1994 | — | #332 | 746 | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #310 | 876 |
| 1992 | — | #294 | 915 | |
| 1991 | — | #266 | 1,020 | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #246 | 1,128 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #225 | 1,206 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #216 | 1,214 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #205 | 1,232 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #196 | 1,308 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #190 | 1,324 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #187 | 1,335 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #188 | 1,332 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #182 | 1,389 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #184 | 1,361 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #168 | 1,461 |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | #162 | 1,527 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #165 | 1,466 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #150 | 1,656 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #150 | 1,659 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | #147 | 1,672 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #137 | 1,840 |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | #131 | 1,977 |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | #121 | 2,313 |
| 1971 | #2,599 | 28 | #118 | 2,814 |
| 1970 | #2,203 | 36 | #102 | 3,148 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #93 | 3,249 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #86 | 3,446 |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 | #86 | 3,652 |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | #95 | 3,497 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #91 | 3,888 |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | #96 | 3,968 |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | #95 | 4,097 |
| 1962 | #2,073 | 32 | #102 | 3,877 |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | #101 | 4,203 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #104 | 4,148 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #90 | 4,647 |
| 1958 | #2,209 | 26 | #90 | 4,771 |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | #90 | 4,570 |
| 1956 | #2,151 | 26 | #88 | 4,468 |
| 1955 | #2,725 | 17 | #91 | 3,902 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | #95 | 3,643 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #103 | 3,149 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #109 | 2,868 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #109 | 2,746 |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | #116 | 2,493 |
| 1949 | #2,069 | 22 | #117 | 2,517 |
| 1948 | #1,820 | 27 | #121 | 2,336 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #125 | 2,285 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #131 | 1,905 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #141 | 1,522 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #133 | 1,580 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #140 | 1,529 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #135 | 1,591 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #130 | 1,530 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #131 | 1,430 |
| 1939 | #2,206 | 14 | #130 | 1,340 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #128 | 1,356 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #130 | 1,260 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #133 | 1,208 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #136 | 1,153 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #140 | 1,129 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #148 | 1,026 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #154 | 992 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #167 | 834 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #173 | 828 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #194 | 698 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #210 | 647 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #223 | 603 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #231 | 578 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #248 | 523 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #255 | 509 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #262 | 462 |
| 1922 | — | #290 | 379 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #293 | 370 |
| 1920 | — | #298 | 359 | |
| 1919 | — | #332 | 291 | |
| 1918 | — | #373 | 250 | |
| 1917 | — | #360 | 241 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #365 | 222 |
| 1915 | — | #351 | 231 | |
| 1914 | — | #421 | 130 | |
| 1913 | — | #396 | 116 | |
| 1912 | — | #397 | 94 | |
| 1911 | — | #471 | 38 | |
| 1910 | — | #524 | 29 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #741 | 11 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#87 · 1 in 447
- Louisiana#91 · 1 in 436
- Oklahoma#92 · 1 in 474
- District of Columbia#95 · 1 in 464
- Missouri#107 · 1 in 693
Best ever in a state: #29 in Idaho, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #87 | 63 | 1 in 447 |
| Louisiana | #91 | 80 | 1 in 436 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 45 | 1 in 474 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 17 | 1 in 464 |
| Missouri | #107 | 53 | 1 in 693 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 56 | 1 in 587 |
| West Virginia | #114 | 19 | 1 in 731 |
| Georgia | #116 | 65 | 1 in 604 |
| Alabama | #118 | 43 | 1 in 628 |
| Mississippi | #120 | 33 | 1 in 573 |
| South Carolina | #126 | 33 | 1 in 638 |
| Maryland | #128 | 29 | 1 in 781 |
| North Carolina | #129 | 49 | 1 in 767 |
| Virginia | #129 | 43 | 1 in 774 |
| Arkansas | #130 | 23 | 1 in 693 |
| Wyoming | #131 | 5 | 1 in 713 |
| Alaska | #132 | 5 | 1 in 707 |
| New Mexico | #132 | 18 | 1 in 569 |
| Indiana | #133 | 40 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Ohio | #142 | 73 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Michigan | #143 | 63 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Maine | #154 | 6 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Oregon | #158 | 18 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Nevada | #163 | 5 | 1 in 991 |
| Florida | #177 | 51 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Illinois | #177 | 74 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Washington | #183 | 20 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Utah | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Kansas | #186 | 13 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Pennsylvania | #189 | 44 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Texas | #194 | 119 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Massachusetts | #205 | 15 | 1 in 2,261 |
| Arizona | #207 | 17 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Wisconsin | #213 | 15 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Idaho | #221 | 5 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Hawaii | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Colorado | #228 | 12 | 1 in 1,814 |
| New York | #229 | 68 | 1 in 1,633 |
| California | #242 | 112 | 1 in 1,605 |
| Minnesota | #254 | 9 | 1 in 3,459 |
| New Jersey | #269 | 19 | 1 in 2,234 |
| Iowa | #276 | 6 | 1 in 3,694 |
| Connecticut | #285 | 6 | 1 in 2,884 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1967 at #86 (3,652 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1963–1969
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1896–2017
- 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
- 23.8% of all boys named Darrell (38,025) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 (1886) | #959 |
| 1890s | 64 | #573 (1898) | #894 |
| 1900s | 125 | #486 (1907) | #730 |
| 1910s | 1,642 | #332 (1919) | #399 |
| 1920s | 5,128 | #194 (1929) | #250 |
| 1930s | 11,126 | #128 (1938) | #144 |
| 1940s | 18,225 | #117 (1949) | #130 |
| 1950s | 37,257 | #88 (1956) | #98 |
| 1960s | 38,025 | #86 (1967) | #95 |
| 1970s | 20,072 | #102 (1970) | #138 |
| 1980s | 13,162 | #168 (1980) | #194 |
| 1990s | 7,556 | #246 (1990) | #348 |
| 2000s | 4,108 | #470 (2000) | #578 |
| 2010s | 2,536 | #690 (2011) | #882 |
| 2020s | 735 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 55,354 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 75.5% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,860Yalanda30
- #2,860Yulanda30
- #2,860Zenaida30
- #2,931Darrell29
- #2,931Abbe29
- #2,931Aline29
- #2,931Ansley29
- #2,997Africa28
- #2,997Ambrosia28
- #2,997Angelle28
Tied with 65 names at #2,931; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,127 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.