Boys' name · since 1924
Darald
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Darald, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
214 boys have been named Darald since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darald has been recorded 214 times among boys since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1973.
- #12,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darald ranks #12,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darald's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darald's full recorded timeline at 1943, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1973
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Darald by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (61 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Darald's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Darald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
51 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 61 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darald's data
- Darald's decade-level peak was the 1930s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Darald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1924–1973 (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 Darald 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.