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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNHWashington: #287 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,508 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #397 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,130 boysMNIllinois: #212 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,414 boysILWisconsin: #216 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,025 boysWIMichigan: #162 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,176 boysMINew York: #261 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,907 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,608 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedORNevada: #219 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,441 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: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,155 boysINOhio: #177 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,451 boysOHPennsylvania: #221 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,138 boysPANew Jersey: #222 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,715 boysNJConnecticut: #287 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,101 boysCTCalifornia: #327 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 2,655 boysCAUtah: #355 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,252 boysUTColorado: #324 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,018 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #142 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,014 boysMOKentucky: #115 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 738 boysKYWest Virginia: #121 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 796 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 772 boysVAMaryland: #138 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 929 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrell, so not publishedDEArizona: #366 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,945 boysAZNew Mexico: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,270 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,084 boysKSArkansas: #248 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,837 boysARTennessee: #116 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 677 boysTNNorth Carolina: #159 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,061 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 725 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 377 boysDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,220 boysOKLouisiana: #109 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 535 boysLAMississippi: #159 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 819 boysMSAlabama: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,174 boysALGeorgia: #148 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 849 boysGAHawaii: #263 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,351 boysHITexas: #253 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,501 boysTXFlorida: #164 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 994 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 377
  2. Louisiana#109 · 1 in 535
  3. Kentucky#115 · 1 in 738
  4. Tennessee#116 · 1 in 677
  5. Virginia#118 · 1 in 772

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#82221 in 377
Louisiana#109591 in 535
Kentucky#115321 in 738
Tennessee#116501 in 677
Virginia#118521 in 772
West Virginia#121131 in 796
Maryland#138331 in 929
South Carolina#139311 in 725
Missouri#142361 in 1,014
Georgia#148551 in 849
Mississippi#159201 in 819
North Carolina#159411 in 1,061
Michigan#162551 in 1,176
Florida#164851 in 994
Ohio#177531 in 1,451
Oklahoma#185171 in 1,220
Alabama#189221 in 1,174
Illinois#212591 in 1,414
Wisconsin#216161 in 2,025
Nevada#21951 in 1,441
Pennsylvania#221371 in 2,138
New Jersey#222301 in 1,715
Indiana#229181 in 2,155
New Mexico#23591 in 1,270
Arkansas#24881 in 1,837
Texas#253961 in 1,501
New York#261681 in 1,907
Hawaii#26351 in 1,351
Kansas#26681 in 2,084
Connecticut#28771 in 3,101
Washington#287131 in 2,508
Colorado#32481 in 3,018
California#327951 in 2,655
Massachusetts#33491 in 4,608
Utah#35551 in 3,252
Arizona#366101 in 2,945
Minnesota#39751 in 6,130
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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 1988

girls
#5,065
16 births · 1 in 111,303 girls
boys
#216
1,214 births · 1 in 1,577 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #5,065Darrell16

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #216Darrell1,214
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 111,303 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 63.5% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #4,840Zeina17
  2. #4,840Zelda17
  3. #4,840Zoey17
  4. #5,065Darrell16
  5. #5,065Abrianna16
  6. #5,065Alan16
  7. #5,065Albany16
  8. #5,321Abilene15
  9. #5,321Abrielle15
  10. #5,321Aeriel15

Tied with 255 names at #5,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,577 of them was named Darrell, which outranked 97.5% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrell
  1. #213Geoffrey1,231
  2. #213Xavier1,231
  3. #215Andres1,226
  4. #216Darrell1,214
  5. #217Maxwell1,208
  6. #218Nicolas1,204
  7. #219Frederick1,179
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →