Boys' name · since 1918
Darrol
654 babies named Darrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 654
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darrol sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 654 recorded since 1918.
Darrol has 654 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2005.
- #6,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 654 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrol ranks #6,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 654 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 654
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darrol's 654 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darrol's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darrol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2005
- Peak year (1947)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Darrol by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (159 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Darrol's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Darrol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
159 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 159 births (24% of all-time use).
How Darrol 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 Darrol's total volume
Darrol by state
Where Darrol concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 654 births nationwide.
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- Darrol's decade-level peak was the 1950s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darrols (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 Darrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1918–2005 (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 Darrol 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.