Darrold — boys' name

What the Data Says About Darrold

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Darrold between 1917 and 1988, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrold performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darrold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Darrold in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrold 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 497 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.