Recorded 1926–1977 Boys' name Peak 1961 196 births

Darrall — boys' name

196 babies named Darrall in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s71950s731960s781970s28
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Darrall was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

15 babies were named Darrall in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darrall

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Darrall between 1926 and 1977, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrall currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrall performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Darrall shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrall 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 196 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.

Darrall at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

196

Since 1926

52 years of records

Peak year

1961

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1926

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1977

Darrall popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1926

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1961)
15
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 19771970196519611957195219361926 5

Darrall by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
78 births that decade — 40% of Darrall's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s71950s731960s781970s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrall?
196 babies have been named Darrall since 1926. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1961 with 15 births.
When was Darrall most popular?
Darrall was most popular in the 1960s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Darrall been used?
Darrall has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 52 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Darrall?
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, 1926–1977 (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.