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Darel

100% boys · 52 born in 2025

Darel has been given to about 2,173 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,616
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 52
  • Born in 202552
  • All time2,173

How popular is Darel?

Its best year was 2025, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 2542nd. The typical living American called Darel is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Darel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darrel0.97
  2. Darrell0.88
  3. Darell0.91
  4. Dariel0.82
  5. Darnell0.79
  6. Marcel0.75
  7. Daren0.75
  8. Carmel0.75

Middle names for Darel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darel Paul0.77
  2. Darel John0.77
  3. Darel Blake0.76
  4. Darel Wade0.76
  5. Darel Ross0.76
  6. Darel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Darel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.82
  2. Margosister · 0.81
  3. Rudybrother · 0.80
  4. Georginasister · 0.79
  5. Barronbrother · 0.78
  6. Frankieeither · 0.78

Where Darel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Darel Anderson0.77
  2. Darel White0.72
  3. Darel Nguyen0.72
  4. Darel Moore0.72
  5. Darel Hill0.72
  6. Darel Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Darel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025

Darel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.