Recorded 1923–1964 Boys' name Peak 1929 101 births

Dareld — boys' name

101 babies named Dareld in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s321930s351940s181950s51960s11
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dareld was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dareld in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dareld

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Dareld between 1923 and 1964, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dareld currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dareld performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dareld shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dareld 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 101 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.

Dareld at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

101

Since 1923

42 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1923

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1964

Dareld popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1923

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 196419561943193919371935192919271923 8

Dareld by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
35 births that decade — 35% of Dareld's all-time total
1920s321930s351940s181950s51960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dareld?
101 babies have been named Dareld since 1923. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Dareld most popular?
Dareld was most popular in the 1930s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Dareld been used?
Dareld has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 42 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Dareld?
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, 1923–1964 (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.