Darrel vs Darrell

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

Name A

Darrel

Boy name · Rank #5254

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1460

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Metric Darrel Darrell
Current Rank #5254 #1460
Total Births (all years) 29,769 159,766
Peak Year 1960 1958
Peak Year Births 659 4,771
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darrel Darrell
1880s - 5
1890s - 64
1900s 63 125
1910s 612 1,642
1920s 1,898 5,128
1930s 3,734 11,126
1940s 5,275 18,225
1950s 6,035 37,257
1960s 5,499 38,025
1970s 2,658 20,072
1980s 1,862 13,162
1990s 1,136 7,556
2000s 538 4,108
2010s 328 2,536
2020s 131 735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrel Darrell
2014 48 259
2015 30 226
2016 22 236
2017 19 240
2018 29 189
2019 28 170
2020 21 147
2021 37 130
2022 20 127
2023 18 110
2024 18 124
2025 17 97

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, 1900–2025.

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