Recorded 1933–1946 Boys' name Peak 1933 12 births

Dirl — boys' name

12 babies named Dirl in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s5
1930s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dirl was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dirl in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dirl

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Dirl between 1933 and 1946, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dirl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dirl performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dirl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dirl 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 12 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.

Dirl at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

12

Since 1933

14 years of records

Peak year

1933

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1933

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1946

Dirl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1933

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1933)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19461933 7

Dirl by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
7 births that decade — 58% of Dirl's all-time total
1930s71940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dirl?
12 babies have been named Dirl since 1933. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1933 with 7 births.
When was Dirl most popular?
Dirl was most popular in the 1930s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Dirl been used?
Dirl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 14 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Dirl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dirk, Diron, Dirck, Dirrick, and 1 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, 1933–1946 (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.