How Many People Are Named Darrell?
people named Darrell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,033 people in the US has this name
Based on 160,952 babies named Darrell in Social Security records from 1886 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,797 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from Norman French d'Airelle, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Darrell in English. Counting Darrell and these spellings together, about 262,335 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Darrell, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Darrell alive today is about 56 years old, and 49% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 46 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Darrell first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1958, to 4,797 babies. In 2025, 97 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Darrell never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #86, in 1967 to 1968, and it was in the top 100 in 13 years between 1954 and 1969. In 2025 it ranked #1,691.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,691 |
| Best rank | #86 (1967 to 1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | 13 (1954 to 1969) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #96 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Darrell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Darrell were born in Texas than in any other state: about 9,797 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Darrell was given 2.2 times as often in South Dakota, 2.1 times in Kentucky and 2.1 times in West Virginia.
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