Boys' name · since 1926
Darral
385 babies named Darral in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 385
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darral is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 385 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Darral recorded 385 times among boys since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1997.
- #9,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 385 born since 1926
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darral ranks #9,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 385 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 385
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darral's 385 recorded births place it above 79.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Darral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darral's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1997
- Peak year (1957)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Darral by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (120 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Darral's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Darral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 120 births (31% of all-time use).
Darral by state
Where Darral concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
6 of 385 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darral's data
- Darral's decade-level peak was the 1960s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Darrals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
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, 1926–1997 (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 Darral 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.