Recorded 1974–2019 Boys' name Peak 1989 284 births

Darelle — boys' name

284 babies named Darelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s1031990s862000s492010s25
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Darelle was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Darelle in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Darelle between 1974 and 2019, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darelle 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 284 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.

Darelle at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

284

Since 1974

46 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1974

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2019

Darelle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1974

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20192007200019941989198419791974 5

Darelle popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1989 (Darelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19911989 5

Darelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
103 births that decade — 36% of Darelle's all-time total
1970s211980s1031990s862000s492010s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darelle?
284 babies have been named Darelle since 1974. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Darelle most popular?
Darelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Darelle been used?
Darelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 46 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Darelle?
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.

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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, 1974–2019 (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.