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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Darl

Darl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 984th; the most babies were born in 1928 (46). More babies were named Darl in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192846 babies
Total since 1880
1,882babies recorded

Darl popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 63 since 1921.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,2179
1970#2,31816
1960#1,43931
1950#1,29631
1940#1,07137
1930#1,30830
1920#1,97717
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Darl, counting every spelling?

Darl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Darl?

About 700 people born in the US named Darl are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 59 and 76. That makes Darl a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Darl by state

How common Darl was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (3.7×), Pennsylvania (1.9×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIA0.07Indiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIN0.09Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesWV0.11Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Darl, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Darl: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darl, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Darl

How popular is the name Darl?

Darl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 984th; the most babies were born in 1928 (46). More babies were named Darl in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Darl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 63 girls and 1,819 boys.

Where was Darl most popular?

In 1926–1930, Darl was most common in Ohio (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Indiana.