Recorded 1951–1961 Boys' name Peak 1959 23 births

Daral — boys' name

23 babies named Daral in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s5
1950s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Daral was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Daral in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daral

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Daral between 1951 and 1961, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daral performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daral in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daral at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

23

Since 1951

11 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1951

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1961

Daral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1951

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1961195919581951 5

Daral by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
18 births that decade — 78% of Daral's all-time total
1950s181960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daral?
23 babies have been named Daral since 1951. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Daral most popular?
Daral was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Daral been used?
Daral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 11 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Daral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.