Darral — boys' name

What the Data Says About Darral

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Darral between 1926 and 1997, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darral performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darral in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darral 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 385 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.