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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 714 boysAKMaine: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,463 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #259 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,412 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedIDMontana: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 829 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #202 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,342 boysILWisconsin: #222 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,616 boysWIMichigan: #163 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,225 boysMINew York: #261 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,947 boysNYMassachusetts: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,398 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: #202 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,699 boysORNevada: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,221 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedIAIndiana: #158 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,260 boysINOhio: #151 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,177 boysOHPennsylvania: #198 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,894 boysPANew Jersey: #230 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,928 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,831 boysCTCalifornia: #261 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 1,896 boysCAUtah: #225 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,762 boysUTColorado: #249 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,073 boysCONebraska: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,489 boysNEMissouri: #164 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,229 boysMOKentucky: #113 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 724 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,068 boysWVVirginia: #133 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 921 boysVAMaryland: #114 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 742 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #207 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,242 boysAZNew Mexico: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,898 boysNMKansas: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,180 boysKSArkansas: #109 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 584 boysARTennessee: #107 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 604 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 767 boysNCSouth Carolina: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 823 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 329 boysDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 830 boysOKLouisiana: #130 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 677 boysLAMississippi: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,373 boysMSAlabama: #135 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 746 boysALGeorgia: #127 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 731 boysGAHawaii: #158 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 783 boysHITexas: #208 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 1,142 boysTXFlorida: #152 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 901 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#71 · 1 in 329
  2. Tennessee#107 · 1 in 604
  3. Arkansas#109 · 1 in 584
  4. Kentucky#113 · 1 in 724
  5. Maryland#114 · 1 in 742

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#71231 in 329
Tennessee#107521 in 604
Arkansas#109261 in 584
Kentucky#113341 in 724
Maryland#114361 in 742
North Carolina#122511 in 767
Georgia#127571 in 731
Louisiana#130531 in 677
Virginia#133391 in 921
Oklahoma#134291 in 830
Alabama#135341 in 746
Alaska#13571 in 714
West Virginia#141111 in 1,068
South Carolina#145251 in 823
Montana#14971 in 829
Ohio#151651 in 1,177
Florida#152791 in 901
Hawaii#15891 in 783
Indiana#158301 in 1,260
Michigan#163521 in 1,225
Missouri#164291 in 1,229
Maine#16551 in 1,463
Nebraska#18081 in 1,489
Nevada#18351 in 1,221
Pennsylvania#198401 in 1,894
Illinois#202611 in 1,342
Oregon#202111 in 1,699
Arizona#207201 in 1,242
Texas#2081251 in 1,142
Wisconsin#222131 in 2,616
Utah#225101 in 1,762
Mississippi#229131 in 1,373
New Jersey#230231 in 1,928
Kansas#23281 in 2,180
Colorado#249121 in 2,073
Washington#259131 in 2,412
California#2611121 in 1,896
New York#261601 in 1,947
Massachusetts#266111 in 3,398
New Mexico#30761 in 1,898
Connecticut#32851 in 3,831
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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 1984

girls
#5,899
11 births · 1 in 153,074 girls
boys
#187
1,335 births · 1 in 1,352 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #5,899Darrell11

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #187Darrell1,335
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 153,074 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 51.6% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #5,539Zelda12
  2. #5,539Zinnia12
  3. #5,539Zoey12
  4. #5,899Darrell11
  5. #5,899Abigal11
  6. #5,899Adreana11
  7. #5,899Aeisha11
  8. #6,291Abeer10
  9. #6,291Abelina10
  10. #6,291Abraham10

Tied with 391 names at #5,899; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,352 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #184Edwin1,347
  2. #185Hector1,336
  3. #185Reginald1,336
  4. #187Darrell1,335
  5. #188Brendan1,332
  6. #189Geoffrey1,324
  7. #190Alejandro1,320
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →