Boys' name · since 1914
Darell
5,420 babies named Darell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,420
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darell currently ranks #1828 among boys' names in America, with 5,420 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darell has been recorded 5,420 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #1828 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,699 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,828 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,420 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darell ranks #1,699 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,828 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,420 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,420
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darell's 5,420 recorded births place it above 96.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darell compares
5,420 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darell's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,420 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darell splits its recorded history at 1970: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Darell popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1986 (Darell as girls' name)
Darell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (703 births, 13% of the file).
1980s was Darell's strongest decade.
703 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Darell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s 135
1920s
135 births
- 1930s 255
1930s
255 births
- 1940s
1940s
488 births
- 1950s
1950s
662 births
- 1960s
1960s
671 births
- 1970s
1970s
537 births
- 1980s
1980s
703 births
- 1990s
1990s
626 births
- 2000s
2000s
431 births
- 2010s
2010s
444 births
- 2020s
2020s
433 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 703 births (13% of all-time use).
How Darell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darell's total volume
Darell by state
Where Darell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 346 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 208 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 200 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 110 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 110 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 106 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 63 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 63 | 1.2% |
346 of 5,420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Darell appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darell's data
- Darell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (703 total births) through the 2020s (433) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Darells (346 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Darell 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.