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Darrell

/ˈdɛɹəl/ · 99% boys · 97 born in 2025

Darrell has been given to about 160,952 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛɹəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 123,758
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darrell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 4,797
  • Born in 202597
  • All time160,952
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Darrell?

Its best year was 1958, when 4,797 babies were given the name, ranking 90th. The typical living American called Darrell is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Darrell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darell0.97
  2. Darrel0.91
  3. Darnell0.88
  4. Farrell0.86
  5. Jarrell0.86
  6. Derrell0.79
  7. Marcell0.76
  8. Carnell0.76

Middle names for Darrell

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

Sibling names for Darrell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaybrother · 0.98
  2. Reginasister · 0.97
  3. Joysister · 0.96
  4. Tonybrother · 0.95
  5. Tommybrother · 0.95
  6. Carmensister · 0.95

Where Darrell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.01%
  2. Maryland0.01%
  3. Massachusetts0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Darrell Anderson0.77
  2. Darrell White0.72
  3. Darrell Nguyen0.72
  4. Darrell Moore0.72
  5. Darrell Brown0.72
  6. Darrell Young0.69

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 Darrell

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Darrell 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, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.