Is Darrell a boy or girl name?
Darrell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 123 boys were named Darrell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 160,855 US babies named Darrell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,465
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darrell since 1886
- 160,855
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 4,796 babies
Boys and girls named Darrell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,642 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 5,128 | 58 | 1.1% |
| 1930s | 11,125 | 103 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 18,226 | 172 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 37,258 | 198 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 38,024 | 258 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 20,072 | 217 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 13,165 | 129 | 1% |
| 1990s | 7,556 | 31 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 4,108 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 2,534 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 637 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 147 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 169 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 189 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 240 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 235 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 226 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 259 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 286 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 288 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 338 | #690 | 5 | #17,439 |
| 2010 | 304 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 317 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 388 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 416 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 415 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 405 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 410 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 400 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 405 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 453 | #505 | 8 | #11,266 |
| 2000 | 499 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 545 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 533 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 556 | #415 | 5 | #14,277 |
| 1996 | 609 | #383 | 5 | #14,044 |
| 1995 | 628 | #378 | 5 | #13,949 |
| 1994 | 746 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 876 | #310 | 7 | #10,870 |
| 1992 | 915 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,020 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,128 | #246 | 9 | #8,656 |
| 1989 | 1,207 | #225 | 15 | #5,614 |
| 1988 | 1,213 | #216 | 16 | #5,109 |
| 1987 | 1,232 | #205 | 10 | #6,917 |
| 1986 | 1,308 | #196 | 14 | #5,241 |
| 1985 | 1,324 | #190 | 10 | #6,563 |
| 1984 | 1,335 | #187 | 11 | #5,990 |
| 1983 | 1,332 | #188 | 22 | #3,582 |
| 1982 | 1,391 | #182 | 9 | #7,015 |
| 1981 | 1,361 | #184 | 10 | #6,434 |
| 1980 | 1,462 | #167 | 12 | #5,612 |
| 1979 | 1,528 | #162 | 29 | #2,944 |
| 1978 | 1,466 | #165 | 16 | #4,299 |
| 1977 | 1,655 | #150 | 14 | #4,711 |
| 1976 | 1,660 | #150 | 13 | #4,677 |
| 1975 | 1,672 | #147 | 23 | #3,072 |
| 1974 | 1,840 | #137 | 16 | #3,893 |
| 1973 | 1,978 | #131 | 23 | #2,927 |
| 1972 | 2,311 | #122 | 19 | #3,301 |
| 1971 | 2,814 | #118 | 28 | #2,609 |
| 1970 | 3,148 | #102 | 36 | #2,206 |
| 1969 | 3,248 | #93 | 31 | #2,305 |
| 1968 | 3,446 | #86 | 29 | #2,257 |
| 1967 | 3,652 | #86 | 28 | #2,284 |
| 1966 | 3,496 | #95 | 26 | #2,364 |
| 1965 | 3,890 | #91 | 20 | #2,757 |
| 1964 | 3,969 | #96 | 25 | #2,491 |
| 1963 | 4,094 | #95 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1962 | 3,878 | #102 | 32 | #2,083 |
| 1961 | 4,202 | #101 | 22 | #2,626 |
| 1960 | 4,149 | #104 | 17 | #3,014 |
| 1959 | 4,647 | #90 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1958 | 4,770 | #90 | 26 | #2,221 |
| 1957 | 4,571 | #90 | 24 | #2,290 |
| 1956 | 4,468 | #88 | 26 | #2,160 |
| 1955 | 3,902 | #91 | 17 | #2,748 |
| 1954 | 3,644 | #95 | 24 | #2,194 |
| 1953 | 3,149 | #103 | 14 | #2,960 |
| 1952 | 2,868 | #109 | 14 | #2,945 |
| 1951 | 2,745 | #109 | 14 | #2,835 |
| 1950 | 2,494 | #116 | 21 | #2,140 |
| 1949 | 2,518 | #117 | 22 | #2,082 |
| 1948 | 2,336 | #121 | 27 | #1,826 |
| 1947 | 2,285 | #125 | 17 | #2,472 |
| 1946 | 1,905 | #131 | 16 | #2,406 |
| 1945 | 1,522 | #141 | 15 | #2,256 |
| 1944 | 1,580 | #133 | 15 | #2,313 |
| 1943 | 1,529 | #140 | 18 | #2,092 |
| 1942 | 1,591 | #135 | 12 | #2,697 |
| 1941 | 1,530 | #130 | 14 | #2,286 |
| 1940 | 1,430 | #131 | 16 | #2,048 |
| 1939 | 1,340 | #130 | 14 | #2,224 |
| 1938 | 1,356 | #128 | 9 | #2,980 |
| 1937 | 1,260 | #130 | 17 | #1,934 |
| 1936 | 1,208 | #133 | 9 | #2,910 |
| 1935 | 1,152 | #136 | 11 | #2,610 |
| 1934 | 1,129 | #140 | 7 | #3,527 |
| 1933 | 1,026 | #148 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1932 | 992 | #154 | 12 | #2,529 |
| 1931 | 834 | #167 | 10 | #2,812 |
| 1930 | 828 | #173 | 6 | #4,141 |
| 1929 | 698 | #194 | 13 | #2,463 |
| 1928 | 647 | #210 | 10 | #2,991 |
| 1927 | 603 | #223 | 7 | #3,938 |
| 1926 | 578 | #231 | 5 | #4,995 |
| 1925 | 523 | #248 | 5 | #5,138 |
| 1924 | 509 | #255 | 7 | #4,092 |
| 1923 | 462 | #262 | 6 | #4,504 |
| 1922 | 379 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 370 | #293 | 5 | #5,291 |
| 1920 | 359 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 291 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 250 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 241 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 222 | #365 | 7 | #3,628 |
| 1915 | 231 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 130 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 116 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 94 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 38 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 18 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 23 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 11 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 10 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darrell reached #86 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #1,826 in 1948. 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 Darrell
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.