Boys' name · since 1951
Daral
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Daral, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Daral is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Daral recorded 23 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1961.
- #27,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daral ranks #27,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Daral's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daral's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1961
- Peak year (1959)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Daral by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).
1950s was Daral's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Daral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Daral's data
- Daral's decade-level peak was the 1950s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daral draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.