Unisex name · since 1927

Dariel

8,962 babies named Dariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,288 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#326 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
8,962
born since 1927
2020s
peak decade

Dariel currently ranks #326 among unisex names in America, with 8,962 babies recorded since 1927.

Dariel has 8,962 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #326 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.

  • #1,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 8,962 born since 1927
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dariel ranks #1,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,962 born since 1927, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,288 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#326 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
8,962
born since 1927
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.6%
Dariel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Dariel's 8,962 recorded births place it above 97.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

40 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Dariel compares

8,962 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Dariel's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dariel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 8,962 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,043 34 22,252

Dariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dariel splits its recorded history at 1984: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,043 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dariel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
1,043
Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
05001,0001,500 192719461959197219861997200820192025 1,043

Dariel popularity over time - girls

493 total births recorded since 1922 (Dariel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 493 births
051015202530 192219331950198619942001200820152025 5

Dariel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (4,588 births, 51% of the file).

2020s was Dariel's strongest decade.

4,588 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Dariel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,588 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Dariel 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 Dariel's total volume

Dariel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -112, 3%-141, 3.1%-137, 1.6%-76, 2.8%-69, 7.9%-113, 3.2%-54, 18.8%-61, 9.1%-108, 10%-146, 2.6%-146, 2.9%-26, 7.5%-53, 5.8%-51, 8.1%-64, 5%Dariel-99, 11.6%Dariel
Dariel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Dariel by state

Where Dariel concentrates geographically, total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dariel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,561 17.4%
#2 California
1,207 13.5%
#3 New York
911 10.2%
#4 Florida
630 7.0%
#5 New Jersey
413 4.6%
#6 Arizona
407 4.5%
#7 Massachusetts
270 3.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
232 2.6%
Texas share of Dariel's total US births 17.4%
Even split

1,561 of 8,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Dariel appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dariel? ▼
8,962 babies have been named Dariel since 1927. All-time, it sits at #1,288 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #326 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 1,043 births.
Where does Dariel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dariel ranks #1,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dariel most popular? ▼
Dariel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 4,588 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Dariel most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Dariel are Texas (1,561 births), California (1,207 births), New York (911 births).
Is Dariel a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dariel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 8,962 births, and as a girl's name it has 493 births.
How long has the name Dariel been used? ▼
Records for Dariel go back to 1927, giving 99 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dariel? ▼
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.

What to do with Dariel's data

  • Texas records the most Dariels (1,561 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nearby Names Like Dariel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dariel

Darrell Boy
#1690 159,766 births
Darren Boy
#1133 103,937 births
Darryl Boy
#2110 92,285 births
Daryl Boy
#1532 63,058 births
Darius Boy
#789 54,006 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Dariel

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Aidan #327
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Zane #324
56,664 births · Peak 2018
Kaden #328
69,595 births · Peak 2006
Jorge #323
139,476 births · Peak 2006
Phoenix #329
24,571 births · Peak 2020
Francisco #322
142,192 births · Peak 1993
Josue #330
57,689 births · Peak 2007

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1927–2025 (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 Dariel 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.