Total births
12
Boys' name · since 1933
Dirl
Dirl has 12 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 12
- total births
- 1933–1946
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
12 boys have been named Dirl since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dirl has 12 recorded births among boys since 1933, 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 1933 to 1946.
- 12 total births
- 1933–1946 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
12 boys have been named Dirl since 1933, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1946.
- 12
- total births
- 1933–1946
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
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.
Dirl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dirl's full recorded timeline at 1946, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dirl at a glance
Last recorded 1946Peak year
1933
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1933
Dirl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1946
- Peak year (1933)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dirl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Dirl's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dirl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dirl since 1933 -- 14 years through the most recent 1946 data.
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.
What to do with Dirl's data
- Dirl's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dirl
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dirl
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Diron Boy
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Dirrick Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1933–1946 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dirl: Baby Name Since 1933 - 12 Births, Peak 1933." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dirl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dirl 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 June 2026.