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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Durell

Durell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 606th with 208 babies. More babies were named Durell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1985208 babies
Total since 1880
1,742babies recorded

Durell popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#10,9866
2010#5,81315
2000#4,64116
1990#1,98038
1980#3,14314
1970#3,12910
1960#2,46212
1950#2,8388
1940#1,75116
1930#2,48411
1920#2,64611
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Durell, counting every spelling?

Durell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Durell?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Durell are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 31 and 43. That makes Durell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Durell by state

How common Durell was among boys born in each state in 1983–1987, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.6×), New York (1.9×). In 33 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNY0.09Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.06Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMD0.17Delaware: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesDC0.13Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesLA0.09Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAL0.09Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Durell, boys, 1983–1987. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Durell

How popular is the name Durell?

Durell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 606th with 208 babies. More babies were named Durell in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Durell a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Durell in the US.

Where was Durell most popular?

In 1983–1987, Durell was most common in Maryland (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and District of Columbia.