Boy’s name · English, American English

Darell

How to say it: duh-REL · /dəˈrɛl/

English surname-name meaning debated - modern respelling of Darrell, in use since mid-1900s.

Darell was the 670th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 87 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #782 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#670for boys in 2025
1 in 9,058US babies
87born in 2025
#782projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Darell
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#670
Babies born in 202587
Share of births1 in 9,058
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−40%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#782
In France, 2025#719 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Darell is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Dare
  • D
  • Rel

Honouring a Darell in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Darell is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #719 for boys in 2025.

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