Unisex name · since 1931
Darriel
Darriel has 600 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 600
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
600 boys have been named Darriel since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darriel has 600 recorded births among boys since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2021.
- #7,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 600 born since 1931
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darriel ranks #7,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 600 born since 1931, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 600
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darriel's 600 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darriel's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darriel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2021
- Peak year (1959)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Darriel popularity over time - girls
154 total births recorded since 1967 (Darriel as girls' name)
Darriel by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (137 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Darriel's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Darriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
103 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 137 births (23% of all-time use).
How Darriel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darriel's total volume
Darriel by state
Where Darriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 600 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darriel's data
- Darriel's decade-level peak was the 1960s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darriels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1931–2021 (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 Darriel 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.