Recorded 1957–2020 Unisex name Peak 1989 249 births

Darrelle — boys' name

249 babies named Darrelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s381970s301980s561990s492000s192010s392020s6
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Darrelle was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Darrelle in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darrelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Darrelle between 1957 and 2020, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Darrelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 64 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darrelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrelle 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 249 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.

Darrelle at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

249

Since 1957

64 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1957

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2020

Darrelle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1957

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 202020112002199219881979197019651957 7

Darrelle popularity over time — girls

64 total births recorded since 1967 (Darrelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
4.555.566.577.5 19961994199319921989198719861985197819751967 5

Darrelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
56 births that decade — 22% of Darrelle's all-time total
1950s121960s381970s301980s561990s492000s192010s392020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrelle?
249 babies have been named Darrelle since 1957. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Darrelle most popular?
Darrelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Is Darrelle a unisex name?
Yes, Darrelle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 249 births, and as a girl's name it has 64 births.
How long has the name Darrelle been used?
Darrelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 64 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Darrelle?
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, 1957–2020 (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.