Recorded 1931–1963 Unisex name Peak 1933 57 births

Darle — boys' name

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.

1930s291940s111950s121960s5
1930s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Darle was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Darle in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darle

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Darle between 1931 and 1963, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Darle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1941.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darle performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darle 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 57 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.

Darle at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

57

Since 1931

33 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1931

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1963

Darle popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
45678910 196319571953194919431935193419331931 8

Darle popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19451941 5

Darle by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
29 births that decade — 51% of Darle's all-time total
1930s291940s111950s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darle?
57 babies have been named Darle since 1931. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1931–1963 (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.