Is Darrel a boy or girl name?
Darrel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Darrel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 29,871 US babies named Darrel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,265
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darrel since 1900
- 29,871
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 664 babies
Boys and girls named Darrel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 612 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,898 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 3,734 | 17 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 5,274 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 6,034 | 38 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 5,498 | 30 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 2,658 | 15 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 1,862 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,136 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 328 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,265 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,288 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,888 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,569 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,817 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,976 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,502 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,255 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 63 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,060 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 97 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 144 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 130 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 178 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 173 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 191 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 185 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 213 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 179 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 173 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 175 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 181 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 174 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 188 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 203 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 223 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 205 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 204 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 209 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 217 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 252 | #500 | 5 | #9,071 |
| 1973 | 261 | #485 | 5 | #8,712 |
| 1972 | 343 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 352 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 392 | #413 | 5 | #8,246 |
| 1969 | 400 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 486 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 483 | #343 | 7 | #5,589 |
| 1966 | 507 | #335 | 6 | #5,947 |
| 1965 | 499 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 596 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 584 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 638 | #308 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1961 | 646 | #305 | 7 | #5,410 |
| 1960 | 659 | #302 | 5 | #6,558 |
| 1959 | 645 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 627 | #302 | 7 | #5,000 |
| 1957 | 641 | #297 | 6 | #5,533 |
| 1956 | 629 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 608 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 609 | #286 | 8 | #4,362 |
| 1953 | 561 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 581 | #291 | 6 | #5,036 |
| 1951 | 603 | #275 | 5 | #5,591 |
| 1950 | 530 | #295 | 6 | #4,853 |
| 1949 | 597 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 564 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 650 | #263 | 6 | #4,862 |
| 1946 | 568 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 431 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 469 | #274 | 5 | #4,708 |
| 1943 | 503 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 526 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 492 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 474 | #252 | 5 | #4,499 |
| 1939 | 475 | #243 | 7 | #3,511 |
| 1938 | 467 | #252 | 5 | #4,460 |
| 1937 | 375 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 408 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 414 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 358 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 330 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 338 | #302 | 5 | #4,551 |
| 1931 | 304 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 265 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 249 | #358 | 6 | #4,178 |
| 1928 | 244 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 219 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 215 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 182 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 206 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 145 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 151 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 144 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 143 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 108 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 105 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 85 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 92 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 86 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 42 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 42 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darrel reached #243 in 1939. As a girl name, it reached #3,511 in 1939. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darrel
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.