Darrel Boy
How popular is Darrel?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Darrel in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
Darrel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▼ 160 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (659 boys) |
| Highest rank | #242 in 1939 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| 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 |
Darrel 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 Darrel is most popular
Babies named Darrel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Darrel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63 | #735 |
| 1910s | 612 | #576 |
| 1920s | 1,898 | #358 |
| 1930s | 3,734 | #242 |
| 1940s | 5,275 | #251 |
| 1950s | 6,035 | #275 |
| 1960s | 5,499 | #302 |
| 1970s | 2,658 | #413 |
| 1980s | 1,862 | #616 |
| 1990s | 1,136 | #763 |
| 2000s | 538 | #1,637 |
| 2010s | 328 | #2,540 |
| 2020s | 131 | #3,179 |
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Questions
- Is Darrel a boy or girl name?
- Darrel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darrel were boys.
- How popular is the name Darrel?
- 17 baby boys were named Darrel in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Darrel most popular?
- Darrel peaked in 1960, when 659 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #242 in 1939.
- How many people are named Darrel?
- 29,892 babies have been named Darrel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,243 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Darrel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darrel was most common in Florida, 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.