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Darell

Darell holds the #1826 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 87 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1948, Darell is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1948 (#813 nationally, 70 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1914. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#829 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1826
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#813
in 1948 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
87
boys named Darell

Darell popularity, 1880–2025

0.001%0.003%0.004%0.006%18801900192019401960198020002020#813 in 1948
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1948

Where Darell is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025PA—New Jersey: #829 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#829Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025CT—California: #2203 (6 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2203Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025UT—Colorado: #849 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#849Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darell in 2025HI—Texas: #1347 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1347Florida: #1056 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1056
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Colorado (#849), New Jersey (#829), Florida (#1056)

Uniqueness score

65/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Darell in the most recent year of SSA data.

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