Darrol vs Darrell

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

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Darrol

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Darrell

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Metric Darrol Darrell
Current Rank Unranked #1460
Total Births (all years) 654 159,766
Peak Year 1947 1958
Peak Year Births 25 4,771
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darrol Darrell
1880s - 5
1890s - 64
1900s - 125
1910s 6 1,642
1920s 54 5,128
1930s 96 11,126
1940s 132 18,225
1950s 159 37,257
1960s 121 38,025
1970s 49 20,072
1980s 27 13,162
1990s 5 7,556
2000s 5 4,108
2010s - 2,536
2020s - 735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrol Darrell
2014 - 259
2015 - 226
2016 - 236
2017 - 240
2018 - 189
2019 - 170
2020 - 147
2021 - 130
2022 - 127
2023 - 110
2024 - 124
2025 - 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, 1918–2005.

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