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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #141 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 734 boysAKMaine: #109 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 656 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #143 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,213 boysNHWashington: #237 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,222 boysWAIdaho: #155 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 950 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,492 boysMNIllinois: #212 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,490 boysILWisconsin: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,074 boysWIMichigan: #167 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,295 boysMINew York: #246 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,940 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,676 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,527 boysORNevada: #144 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 880 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 811 boysSDIowa: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,823 boysIAIndiana: #171 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,439 boysINOhio: #154 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,236 boysOHPennsylvania: #192 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,824 boysPANew Jersey: #197 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,474 boysNJConnecticut: #240 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,486 boysCTCalifornia: #237 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,551 boysCAUtah: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,414 boysUTColorado: #193 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,425 boysCONebraska: #212 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,815 boysNEMissouri: #124 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 869 boysMOKentucky: #99 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 562 boysKYWest Virginia: #116 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 776 boysWVVirginia: #128 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 807 boysVAMaryland: #176 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,169 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,408 boysAZNew Mexico: #181 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 940 boysNMKansas: #186 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,378 boysKSArkansas: #101 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 523 boysARTennessee: #124 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 745 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 590 boysNCSouth Carolina: #132 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 693 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 492 boysDCOklahoma: #133 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 791 boysOKLouisiana: #132 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 630 boysLAMississippi: #132 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 667 boysMSAlabama: #122 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 624 boysALGeorgia: #123 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 644 boysGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 865 boysHITexas: #198 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 1,051 boysTXFlorida: #148 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 842 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 492
  2. Kentucky#99 · 1 in 562
  3. Arkansas#101 · 1 in 523
  4. North Carolina#101 · 1 in 590
  5. Maine#109 · 1 in 656

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#99161 in 492
Kentucky#99501 in 562
Arkansas#101311 in 523
North Carolina#101651 in 590
Maine#109111 in 656
West Virginia#116181 in 776
Alabama#122441 in 624
Georgia#123641 in 644
Missouri#124431 in 869
Tennessee#124451 in 745
Virginia#128421 in 807
Louisiana#132581 in 630
Mississippi#132301 in 667
South Carolina#132311 in 693
Oklahoma#133291 in 791
South Dakota#13371 in 811
Alaska#14151 in 734
New Hampshire#14351 in 1,213
Nevada#14461 in 880
Florida#148711 in 842
Ohio#154661 in 1,236
Idaho#15591 in 950
Michigan#167521 in 1,295
Indiana#171291 in 1,439
Maryland#176201 in 1,169
Hawaii#18081 in 865
New Mexico#181121 in 940
Kansas#186131 in 1,378
Oregon#189131 in 1,527
Wisconsin#191171 in 2,074
Pennsylvania#192421 in 1,824
Colorado#193161 in 1,425
New Jersey#197291 in 1,474
Texas#1981271 in 1,051
Illinois#212581 in 1,490
Nebraska#21271 in 1,815
Arizona#222161 in 1,408
Massachusetts#229131 in 2,676
Iowa#23681 in 2,823
California#2371241 in 1,551
Washington#237141 in 2,222
Connecticut#24071 in 2,486
New York#246581 in 1,940
Utah#27281 in 2,414
Minnesota#36751 in 6,492
Delaware———
Montana———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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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 1980

girls
#5,544
12 births · 1 in 138,359 girls
boys
#168
1,461 births · 1 in 1,221 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #5,544Darrell12

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #168Darrell1,461
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 138,359 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 54.4% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #5,245Yuri13
  2. #5,245Zora13
  3. #5,245Zully13
  4. #5,544Darrell12
  5. #5,544Abena12
  6. #5,544Adrain12
  7. #5,544Adriel12
  8. #5,912Abeer11
  9. #5,912Abril11
  10. #5,912Adel11

Tied with 367 names at #5,544; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,221 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #165Ruben1,487
  2. #166Reginald1,480
  3. #167Jaime1,462
  4. #168Darrell1,461
  5. #169Hector1,448
  6. #170Omar1,445
  7. #171Jonathon1,428
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →