Recorded 1917–1995 Boys' name Peak 1936 485 births

Darol — boys' name

485 babies named Darol in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s501930s1191940s1081950s1171960s621970s191990s5
1930s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Darol was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

18 babies were named Darol in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darol

The Social Security Administration has registered 485 babies named Darol between 1917 and 1995, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darol performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darol in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darol 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 485 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.

Darol at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

485

Since 1917

79 years of records

Peak year

1936

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1917

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1995

Darol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1917

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1936)
18
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
05101520 199519631957195119451939193319271917 5

Darol by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
119 births that decade — 25% of Darol's all-time total
1910s51920s501930s1191940s1081950s1171960s621970s191990s5

Darol by state

Where Darol concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darol
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Darol's total US births 1.0%

5 of 485 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darol?
485 babies have been named Darol since 1917. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1936 with 18 births.
When was Darol most popular?
Darol was most popular in the 1930s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
Where is Darol most popular?
The top states for the name Darol are California (5 births).
How long has the name Darol been used?
Darol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 79 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Darol?
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, 1917–1995 (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.