How popular is the name Darrell?

Darrell ranks 109th among boys' names in US records, with 344,616 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,243.

Is Darrell a unisex name?

No. Darrell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1958, when 9,003 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Darryl, Daryl, Darrel, Deryle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#109 of boy names

Pronounced D EH1 R AH0 L (ARPABET)

Darrell is a boys' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 344,616 children — the 109th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 44% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1958, when 9,003 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Darryl, Daryl, Darrel and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Darrell and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Darrell?: Darrell ranks 109th among boys' names in US records, with 344,616 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,243.
Is Darrell a unisex name?: No. Darrell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darrell most popular?: 1958, when 9,003 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Darrell spelled?: Darryl, Daryl, Darrel, Deryle. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.