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Darrell

Gender
Boy
Say it
DAIR-el
Origin
French
UK rank, 2025
#5,065 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,688 for boys

Darrell is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “from Airelle”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 1,688th for boys in the US (97 babies).

What does Darrell mean?

French: English surname from Norman French d'Airelle

“from Airelle”

From a Norman surname, d'Airelle, 'from Airelle', a village in Normandy.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Darrell a girl's or a boy's name?

Darrell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 97 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Darrell in the UK?

Rank in 2025
5,065th among boys
Babies in 2025
3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady much the same
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Darrell, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 37 boys.

Half of all the boys named Darrell in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 37 in 19962025
Darrell in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253#5,065
20243#5,198
20235#3,712
20223#5,017
20211#6,364
20205#3,502
20196#3,184
20180–
20175#3,608
20166#3,241
20156#3,149
20145#3,529
20135#3,466
20129#2,382
20115#3,446
201014#1,724
200913#1,760
200818#1,378
200714#1,605
200619#1,207
200522#1,063
20049#1,831
200315#1,205
200213#1,252
200111#1,369
20005#2,237
199912#1,188
199831#637
199736#556
199637#520

How popular is Darrell in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,688th among boys
Babies in 2025
97 about 1 in 18,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 35% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 97 boys in the US were named Darrell, making it the 1,688th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,255th. Its busiest year was 1958, with 4,771 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886.

2025 had fewer boys named Darrell than any year since 1912.

Half of all the boys named Darrell in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 240 boys in the US were given Darrell or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #892, up from #1,688 for this spelling alone.

1886Busiest: 4,771 in 19582025
Darrell in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202597#1,688
2024124#1,459
2023110#1,576
2022127#1,433
2021130#1,407
2020147#1,255
2019170#1,144
2018189#1,067
2017240#895
2016236#911
2015226#934
2014259#856
2013286#787
2012288#786
2011338#690
2010304#746
2009317#736
2008388#634
2007416#604
2006415#591
2005405#575
2004410#559
2003400#560
2002405#547
2001453#504
2000499#470
1999545#428
1998533#432
1997556#415
1996609#383
1995628#378
1994746#332
1993876#310
1992915#294
19911,020#266
19901,128#246
19891,206#225
19881,214#216
19871,232#205
19861,308#196
19851,324#190
19841,335#187
19831,332#188
19821,389#182
19811,361#184
19801,461#168
19791,527#162
19781,466#165
19771,656#150
19761,659#150
19751,672#147
19741,840#137
19731,977#131
19722,313#121
19712,814#118
19703,148#102
19693,249#93
19683,446#86
19673,652#86
19663,497#95
19653,888#91
19643,968#96
19634,097#95
19623,877#102
19614,203#101
19604,148#104
19594,647#90
19584,771#90
19574,570#90
19564,468#88
19553,902#91
19543,643#95
19533,149#103
19522,868#109
19512,746#109
19502,493#116
19492,517#117
19482,336#121
19472,285#125
19461,905#131
19451,522#141
19441,580#133
19431,529#140
19421,591#135
19411,530#130
19401,430#131
19391,340#130
19381,356#128
19371,260#130
19361,208#133
19351,153#136
19341,129#140
19331,026#148
1932992#154
1931834#167
1930828#173
1929698#194
1928647#210
1927603#223
1926578#231
1925523#248
1924509#255
1923462#262
1922379#290
1921370#293
1920359#298
1919291#332
1918250#373
1917241#360
1916222#365
1915231#351
1914130#421
1913116#396
191294#397
191138#471
191029#524
190915#714
190818#613
190723#486
190614#640
190511#741
19049#810
19038#846
190211#686
19017#857
19009#901
18998#786
189814#572
189710#681
18966#981
18955#1,078
18945#1,073
18935#1,034
18920–
18916#840
18905#994
18890–
18880–
18870–
18865#959

Nicknames for Darrell

Names like Darrell

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Daniel, David, Michael, Billy, Patrick, Joel, Thomas, Danny, Robert, Matthew, Russell, Ronnie

Other spellings of Darrell

Darryl, Darel, Daryel, Derrell

Names related to Darrell

Dariel, Darrel, Daryll, Darell, Dariell

More French names

Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy

Every French name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Darrell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darrell, updated 20 October 2026.