Darrel is an established variant of Darrell that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Darrel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,435 for boy births in the United States (and #11,460 across all names), given to 17 babies. Darrel first appears in 1900 and peaked in 1960 (659 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,435 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,282 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,295 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,888 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,197 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,571 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,818 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,725 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,978 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,504 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,603 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,549 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,860 |
| 2012 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,188 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,763 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,257 |
| 2009 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,857 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,638 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,828 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,228 |
| 2005 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,990 |
| 2004 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,577 |
| 2003 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,060 |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,163 |
| 2001 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,661 |
| 2000 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,643 |
| 1999 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,509 |
| 1998 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,481 |
| 1997 | 97 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1996 | 86 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1995 | 84 | — | — | #1,276 |
| 1994 | 94 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1993 | 144 | — | — | #889 |
| 1992 | 130 | — | — | #937 |
| 1991 | 178 | — | — | #769 |
| 1990 | 173 | — | — | #774 |
| 1989 | 191 | — | — | #714 |
| 1988 | 185 | — | — | #690 |
| 1987 | 213 | — | — | #626 |
| 1986 | 179 | — | — | #670 |
| 1985 | 173 | — | — | #675 |
| 1984 | 175 | — | — | #653 |
| 1983 | 181 | — | — | #636 |
| 1982 | 174 | — | — | #661 |
| 1981 | 188 | — | — | #624 |
| 1980 | 203 | — | — | #616 |
| 1979 | 223 | — | — | #572 |
| 1978 | 205 | — | — | #587 |
| 1977 | 204 | — | — | #590 |
| 1976 | 209 | — | — | #556 |
| 1975 | 217 | — | — | #547 |
| 1974 | 257 | — | #9,071 | #500 |
| 1973 | 266 | — | #8,712 | #485 |
| 1972 | 343 | — | — | #428 |
| 1971 | 352 | — | — | #434 |
| 1970 | 397 | — | #8,245 | #413 |
| 1969 | 401 | — | — | #396 |
| 1968 | 486 | — | — | #352 |
| 1967 | 490 | — | #5,590 | #343 |
| 1966 | 513 | — | #5,948 | #335 |
| 1965 | 499 | — | — | #339 |
| 1964 | 596 | — | — | #319 |
| 1963 | 585 | — | — | #326 |
| 1962 | 642 | — | #6,766 | #308 |
| 1961 | 653 | — | #5,410 | #305 |
| 1960 | 664 | — | #6,559 | #302 |
| 1959 | 645 | — | — | #305 |
| 1958 | 635 | — | #4,602 | #302 |
| 1957 | 647 | — | #5,533 | #297 |
| 1956 | 629 | — | — | #294 |
| 1955 | 608 | — | — | #292 |
| 1954 | 617 | — | #4,363 | #286 |
| 1953 | 562 | — | — | #297 |
| 1952 | 587 | — | #5,035 | #291 |
| 1951 | 608 | — | #5,590 | #275 |
| 1950 | 536 | — | #4,853 | #295 |
| 1949 | 597 | — | — | #271 |
| 1948 | 564 | — | — | #283 |
| 1947 | 657 | — | #4,862 | #263 |
| 1946 | 568 | — | — | #264 |
| 1945 | 431 | — | — | #288 |
| 1944 | 474 | — | #4,708 | #274 |
| 1943 | 503 | — | — | #271 |
| 1942 | 526 | — | — | #251 |
| 1941 | 492 | — | — | #251 |
| 1940 | 479 | — | #4,499 | #252 |
| 1939 | 482 | — | #3,511 | #243 |
| 1938 | 472 | — | #4,460 | #252 |
| 1937 | 375 | — | — | #280 |
| 1936 | 408 | — | — | #267 |
| 1935 | 414 | — | — | #266 |
| 1934 | 358 | — | — | #286 |
| 1933 | 330 | — | — | #292 |
| 1932 | 343 | — | #4,551 | #302 |
| 1931 | 304 | — | — | #310 |
| 1930 | 265 | — | — | #346 |
| 1929 | 255 | — | #4,178 | #358 |
| 1928 | 244 | — | — | #372 |
| 1927 | 219 | — | — | #407 |
| 1926 | 215 | — | — | #407 |
| 1925 | 182 | — | — | #446 |
| 1924 | 206 | — | — | #424 |
| 1923 | 145 | — | — | #509 |
| 1922 | 151 | — | — | #503 |
| 1921 | 144 | — | — | #515 |
| 1920 | 143 | — | — | #510 |
| 1919 | 108 | — | — | #577 |
| 1918 | 105 | — | — | #596 |
| 1917 | 85 | — | — | #645 |
| 1916 | 92 | — | — | #608 |
| 1915 | 86 | — | — | #624 |
| 1914 | 42 | — | — | #825 |
| 1913 | 32 | — | — | #859 |
| 1912 | 42 | — | — | #650 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #997 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #748 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #945 |
| 1905 | 11 | — | — | #752 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,070 |