Recorded 1925–1949 Boys' name Peak 1926 35 births

Durl — boys' name

35 babies named Durl in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s191930s61940s10
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Durl was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Durl in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Durl

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Durl between 1925 and 1949, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Durl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Durl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Durl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Durl 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 35 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.

Durl at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

35

Since 1925

25 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1925

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1949

Durl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1925

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 194919461932192719261925 5

Durl by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 54% of Durl's all-time total
1920s191930s61940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Durl?
35 babies have been named Durl since 1925. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Durl most popular?
Durl was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Durl been used?
Durl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 25 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Durl?
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, 1925–1949 (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.