Darel Boy
How popular is Darel?
#2,539 boy name in 2025
52 baby boys were named Darel in the US in 2025, making it the 2539th most popular boy name.
Darel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,539 for boys (▲ 3655 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 52 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+478% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,035 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (52 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,031 in 1940 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darrell family of names ranked #613 for boys in 2025 (#638 the year before), with 435 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darrell | 97 | 22% |
| Darryl | 69 | 16% |
| Daryl | 113 | 26% |
| Darell | 87 | 20% |
| Darrel | 17 | 4% |
| Darel | 52 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darel is most popular
Babies named Darel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Darel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | #1,881 |
| 1920s | 137 | #1,760 |
| 1930s | 192 | #1,171 |
| 1940s | 286 | #1,031 |
| 1950s | 352 | #1,139 |
| 1960s | 367 | #1,174 |
| 1970s | 195 | #1,581 |
| 1980s | 137 | #2,616 |
| 1990s | 149 | #2,774 |
| 2000s | 86 | #6,220 |
| 2010s | 104 | #5,996 |
| 2020s | 116 | #2,539 |
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Questions
- Is Darel a boy or girl name?
- Darel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darel were boys.
- How popular is the name Darel?
- 52 baby boys were named Darel in the US in 2025, making it the 2539th most popular boy name.
- When was Darel most popular?
- Darel peaked in 2025, when 52 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,031 in 1940.
- How many people are named Darel?
- 2,173 babies have been named Darel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,480 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
- Where is Darel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darel was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.