Is Darel a boy or girl name?
Darel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Darel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,121 US babies named Darel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,222
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darel since 1915
- 2,121
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 44 babies
Boys and girls named Darel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 137 | 5 | 3.5% |
| 1990s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,222 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,396 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,042 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,666 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,373 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,760 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,735 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,110 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,717 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,187 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,487 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,968 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,063 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,676 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,771 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,897 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,173 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,235 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,549 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,309 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,670 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,861 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,163 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,041 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,955 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,736 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,212 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,349 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,638 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,025 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,356 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,800 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,962 | 5 | #12,243 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,403 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,503 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,485 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,413 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,543 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,297 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darel reached #1,034 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #12,243 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.