Darvel — boys' name
30 babies named Darvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
30 boys have been named Darvel since 1935, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1991.
- 30
- total births
- 1935–1991
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
43% of everyone ever named Darvel was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Darvel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darvel
The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Darvel between 1935 and 1991, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darvel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darvel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darvel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darvel 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 30 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.
Darvel at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Darvel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1935
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
30 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 7 births in a single year.
Darvel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 13 births that decade — 43% of Darvel's all-time total
Darvel decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Darvel's strongest decade
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 43% of all-time use.
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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, 1935–1991 (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.