Darnelle vs Darrell

Side-by-side comparison of Darnelle and Darrell — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Darnelle

Boy name

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1466

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Metric Darnelle Darrell
Current Rank Unranked #1466
Total Births (all years) 362 159,669
Peak Year 1984 1958
Peak Year Births 20 4,770
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darnelle Darrell
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 64
1900ss — 125
1910ss — 1,642
1920ss — 5,128
1930ss — 11,125
1940ss — 18,226
1950ss — 37,258
1960ss 11 38,024
1970ss 39 20,072
1980ss 142 13,165
1990ss 103 7,556
2000ss 55 4,108
2010ss 7 2,534
2020ss 5 637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darnelle Darrell
2014 — 259
2015 — 226
2016 7 235
2017 — 240
2018 — 189
2019 — 169
2020 — 147
2021 — 130
2022 5 127
2023 — 110
2024 — 123

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1963–2022.

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