Darl
Last seen for girls in 1959 at #6,245 · Last seen for boys in 1999 at #9,912
Given to boys 96.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 45 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,819since 1911
Darl over time
Rank among boys' names. Darl has never cracked the top 900 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
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| 1993 | — | #6,816 | 7 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
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| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
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| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,234 | 9 | |
| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,674 | 14 | |
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,914 | 19 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,669 | 22 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,435 | 30 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,454 | 29 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,322 | 36 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,434 | 31 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | — | #1,237 | 39 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,583 | 25 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,335 | 33 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,370 | 31 | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #1,242 | 36 |
| 1953 | — | #1,508 | 25 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,152 | 41 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,110 | 42 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,297 | 31 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,487 | 24 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,336 | 30 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #1,217 | 33 |
| 1945 | — | #1,163 | 32 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,152 | 33 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #1,193 | 34 |
| 1941 | — | #1,254 | 28 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,067 | 37 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,103 | 34 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,030 | 39 |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,182 | 31 | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #995 | 41 |
| 1932 | — | #1,056 | 40 | |
| 1931 | — | #983 | 45 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | — | #1,312 | 29 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,019 | 46 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,080 | 43 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,360 | 29 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,727 | 21 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,420 | 27 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1920 | — | #1,966 | 17 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,710 | 20 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Darl! It came in at #1,740, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1984–1992, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Darl is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Pennsylvania#441 · 1 in 12,313
Best ever in a state: #237 in Iowa, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Pennsylvania | #441 | 6 | 1 in 12,313 |
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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 Darl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1999
- Biggest jump: 316 spots in 1931 (#1,299 → #983)
- Biggest drop: 155 spots in 1934 (#995 → #1,150)
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 1931 at #983 (45 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1931–1933
- Highest: 1 in 23,104 boys born in 1931 were named Darl (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 384,030 boys born in 1999 (0.00%)
- 19.8% of all boys named Darl (360) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 110 | #1,693 (1917) | #1,997 |
| 1920s | 317 | #1,019 (1928) | #1,363 |
| 1930s | 360 | #983 (1931) | #1,106 |
| 1940s | 315 | #1,067 (1940) | #1,235 |
| 1950s | 330 | #1,110 (1951) | #1,335 |
| 1960s | 229 | #1,322 (1961) | #1,776 |
| 1970s | 100 | #2,203 (1971) | #3,962 |
| 1980s | 36 | #4,134 (1980) | #5,053 |
| 1990s | 22 | #6,816 (1993) | #8,350 |
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.
Darl in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 32,554 of them was named Darl, which outranked 72.2% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,085Rudolf35
- #1,085Shannon35
- #1,085Theodis35
- #1,103Darl34
- #1,103Abner34
- #1,103Baxter34
- #1,103Esteban34
- #1,120Allison33
- #1,120Angus33
- #1,120Beryl33
Tied with 16 names at #1,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.