Recorded 1950–1989 Boys' name Peak 1985 31 births

Durel — boys' name

31 babies named Durel in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101980s21
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Durel was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Durel in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durel

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Durel between 1950 and 1989, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Durel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durel 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 31 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.

Durel at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

31

Since 1950

40 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1950

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1989

Durel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1950

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Durel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 68% of Durel's all-time total
1950s101980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durel?
31 babies have been named Durel since 1950. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Durel most popular?
Durel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Durel been used?
Durel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 40 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Durel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Durward, Durwood, Durrell, Durell, 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, 1950–1989 (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.