Names / Boy names
Darrell
Current rank
#1,691
and easing
All-time peak
#86
in 1967
First recorded
1886
in U.S. data
Children named
160,900
since 1886
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #86 in 1967 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DAIR-ul): variant of Daryl. I would only choose between them after deciding which spelling looks more natural to you. Stateside, it first shows up in 1886. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1967, at #86 nationally. Over 160,900 have carried it since records began.