Darrin vs Darrell

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

Name A

Darrin

Boy name · Rank #3408

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1460

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Metric Darrin Darrell
Current Rank #3408 #1460
Total Births (all years) 29,615 159,766
Peak Year 1965 1958
Peak Year Births 3,255 4,771
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darrin Darrell
1880s - 5
1890s - 64
1900s - 125
1910s - 1,642
1920s - 5,128
1930s - 11,126
1940s 10 18,225
1950s 206 37,257
1960s 13,609 38,025
1970s 6,934 20,072
1980s 3,510 13,162
1990s 2,901 7,556
2000s 1,536 4,108
2010s 693 2,536
2020s 216 735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrin Darrell
2014 66 259
2015 57 226
2016 60 236
2017 65 240
2018 62 189
2019 46 170
2020 40 147
2021 45 130
2022 37 127
2023 26 110
2024 34 124
2025 34 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, 1947–2025.

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