Boys' name · since 1917
Darrold
497 babies named Darrold in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 497
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darrold is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 497 have been recorded since 1917.
Darrold has 497 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1988.
- #7,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 497 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrold ranks #7,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 497 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 497
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darrold's 497 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darrold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darrold's full recorded timeline at 1950, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darrold popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1988
- Peak year (1933)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Darrold by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (132 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Darrold's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Darrold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 132 births (27% of all-time use).
Darrold by state
Where Darrold concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Darrold's data
- Darrold's decade-level peak was the 1930s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darrolds (6 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 Darrold: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1917–1988 (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 Darrold 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.