Darel
Boy · DAIR-el · French
Darel is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “from Airelle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Darel mean?
French: spelling of Darrell; English surname from Norman French d'Airelle
“from Airelle”
From a Norman surname, d'Airelle, 'from Airelle', a village in Normandy.
- Say it
- DAIR-el
Meaning borrowed from Darrell. More on Wiktionary.
Is Darel a girl's or a boy's name?
Darel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 127% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Darel, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Darel of any year since it first appeared, in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Darel in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 240 boys in the US were given Darel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #892, up from #2,539 for this spelling alone.
Darel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,197 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,771 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,440 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,197 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,215 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,254 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,262 |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,174 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,321 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,358 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,227 |
| 1958 | 37 | #1,264 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,139 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,507 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,339 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,162 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,326 |
| 1945 | 24 | #1,348 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,399 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,576 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,496 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,254 |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,031 |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,297 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,171 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,913 |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,271 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,608 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,489 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,760 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,434 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,058 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,881 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
Nicknames for Darel
- Darry
Names like Darel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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