Unisex name · since 1931

Darle

57 babies named Darle in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,216 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1931
1930s
peak decade

57 boys have been named Darle since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Darle recorded 57 times among boys since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1963.

  • #21,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 1931
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darle ranks #21,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1931, peaking in the 1930s.

#21,216 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1931
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Darle's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Darle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Darle's full recorded timeline at 1943, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Darle popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1963

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
45678910 193119331934193519431949195319571963 5

Darle popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1941 (Darle as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19411945 5

Darle by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (29 births, 51% of the file).

1930s was Darle's strongest decade.

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

Darle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 29 births (51% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darle? ▼
57 babies have been named Darle since 1931. All-time, it sits at #21,216 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
Where does Darle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darle ranks #21,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Darle most popular? ▼
Darle was most popular in the 1930s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Is Darle a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Darle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 57 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Darle been used? ▼
Darle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 33 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Darle? ▼
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 Darle's data

  • Darle's decade-level peak was the 1930s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Darle

Nearby Names Like Darle

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

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 number of total births

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Verble
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Burnes
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Celeste
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Darle: 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, 1931–1963 (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 Darle 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.