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Darrell

Boy

Meaning of Darrell: English: 'from Airelle'

Darrell is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1682nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1682

97 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

160,952

First recorded 1886 · peak 1958

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,371 babies1982: 1,398 babies1983: 1,354 babies1984: 1,346 babies1985: 1,334 babies1986: 1,322 babies1987: 1,242 babies1988: 1,230 babies1989: 1,221 babies1990: 1,137 babies19901991: 1,020 babies1992: 915 babies1993: 883 babies1994: 746 babies1995: 633 babies1996: 614 babies1997: 561 babies1998: 533 babies1999: 545 babies2000: 499 babies20002001: 461 babies2002: 405 babies2003: 400 babies2004: 410 babies2005: 405 babies2006: 415 babies2007: 416 babies2008: 388 babies2009: 317 babies2010: 304 babies20102011: 343 babies2012: 288 babies2013: 286 babies2014: 259 babies2015: 226 babies2016: 236 babies2017: 240 babies2018: 189 babies2019: 170 babies2020: 147 babies20202021: 130 babies2022: 127 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 124 babies2025: 97 babies
US babies named Darrell per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,398.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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