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Boy's name · #1691 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Darrell holds its lane: charted since 1886 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1691 in 2025). About 160,000 boys have carried it along the way.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#2,621 in Canada (2024).
Among 463 notable people named Darrell:
Sports figures appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player.
Together with its spelling variants Darell (#1828) and Darel (#2542), Darrell would rank around #970 with about 240 births last year — the newborns split about 41/37/22 across Darrell, Darell, and Darel.
Similar names: Darell · Reginald · Darren · Terrance · Terrell · Tyrell
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