Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Darrel
Endangered
Down 97.4% from peak
Peak era
1960
Peak births
659
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Darrel
How many people are named Darrel?
An estimated 16,421 living Americans are named Darrel.
How rare is Darrel?
Darrel is very rare among babies today, with 17 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.4% from its 1960 peak.
How old is the typical Darrel?
The median age of a living American named Darrel is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 48 and 70 years old.
Is Darrel still popular?
No. Darrel is endangered as a baby name, down 97.4% from its 1960 peak with 17 births in 2025.
Where is Darrel most common?
Darrel has its strongest geographic signal in South Dakota, where it appears 8.1× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19602025
Peak year
1960
Decline from peak
97.4%
2025
17
All-time
29,769
Where it lives now
Darrel is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 7.6× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Darrel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.