Darl
Darl is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Darl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darl is a masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Darl
Darl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 46 Darls were born — ranking #1,019 that year. As of 2026, Darl ranks #9,912 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Darls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Darl
Darl is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Darl's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,019. Use the chart and map above to compare Darl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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