Recorded 1967–2018 Boys' name Peak 1987 281 births

Darvell — boys' name

281 babies named Darvell in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s251980s841990s912000s462010s24
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Darvell was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

16 babies were named Darvell in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darvell

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Darvell between 1967 and 2018, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darvell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darvell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Darvell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darvell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darvell 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 281 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.

Darvell at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

281

Since 1967

52 years of records

Peak year

1987

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1967

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2018

Darvell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1967

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1987)
16
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20182007200019941989198319781967 5

Darvell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 32% of Darvell's all-time total
1960s111970s251980s841990s912000s462010s24

Darvell by state

Where Darvell concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darvell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
25 8.9%
Illinois share of Darvell's total US births 8.9%

25 of 281 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darvell?
281 babies have been named Darvell since 1967. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1987 with 16 births.
When was Darvell most popular?
Darvell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Darvell most popular?
The top states for the name Darvell are Illinois (25 births).
How long has the name Darvell been used?
Darvell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 52 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Darvell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1967–2018 (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.