Boys' name · since 1967
Darvell
Darvell has 281 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darvell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 281 recorded since 1967.
Darvell has 281 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2018.
- #10,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 281 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darvell ranks #10,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 281 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darvell's 281 recorded births place it above 75.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Darvell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darvell's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darvell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2018
- Peak year (1987)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Darvell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Darvell's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Darvell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (32% of all-time use).
Darvell by state
Where Darvell concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 25 | 8.9% |
25 of 281 births nationwide.
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- Darvell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darvells (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darvell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1967–2018 (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 Darvell 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.