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 | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
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| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #6,816 | 7 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
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| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 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.
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 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 270,144 of them was named Darl, which outranked 14.1% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 756 names at #4,622; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 40,622 of them was named Darl, which outranked 70.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,167Rueben35
- #1,167Vinson35
- #1,167Virginia35
- #1,193Darl34
- #1,193Abram34
- #1,193Alice34
- #1,193Dwane34
- #1,214Amador33
- #1,214Bernardo33
- #1,214Burley33
Tied with 20 names at #1,193; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.