# Darrell (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darrell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæɹɪɫ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Darry |
| Variant spellings | Dearle, Durell, Darryl, Daryl |
| US babies named this | 160,952 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 159,766 / 1,186 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 269, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from d'Airel, name of a Norman family that came from a place called Airelle in Calvados.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9 | 7,014 |
| 1983 | 22 | 3,583 |
| 1984 | 11 | 5,990 |
| 1985 | 10 | 6,564 |
| 1986 | 14 | 5,241 |
| 1987 | 10 | 6,917 |
| 1988 | 16 | 5,108 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5,614 |
| 1990 | 9 | 8,657 |
| 1993 | 7 | 10,870 |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,949 |
| 1996 | 5 | 14,044 |
| 1997 | 5 | 14,278 |
| 2001 | 8 | 11,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17,440 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 338 | 690 |
| 2012 | 288 | 786 |
| 2013 | 286 | 789 |
| 2014 | 259 | 856 |
| 2015 | 226 | 935 |
| 2016 | 236 | 911 |
| 2017 | 240 | 895 |
| 2018 | 189 | 1,067 |
| 2019 | 170 | 1,144 |
| 2020 | 147 | 1,255 |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,410 |
| 2022 | 127 | 1,433 |
| 2023 | 110 | 1,580 |
| 2024 | 124 | 1,461 |
| 2025 | 97 | 1,691 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 | 1,511 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1,649 |
| 2010 | 13 | 1,724 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Darrell

- Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist (1966–2004)
- Darrell Issa, American politician, inventor and entrepreneur
- Darrell Hammond, American actor and comedian
- Darrell Pace, American archer
- Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player (born 1968)
- Darrell Arthur, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Darrell Walker, American basketball player and coach
- Darrell Britt-Gibson, American actor
- Darrell Griffith, American basketball player (born 1958)
- Darrell Castle, American politician
- Darrell Waltrip, American racing driver
- Darrell Sweet, British musician (1947–1999)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.