Darriel
The Story of Darriel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Darriel as a girl name dates back to 1967, when 6 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Darriel — #5,955 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Darriel on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Darriel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 154 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Darriel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1931, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 19 births, good for #1,865 nationwide. About 23% of every Darriel on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Darriel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 600 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Darriel
Darriel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 600 births in the dataset. Darriel's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #1,865. Use the chart and map above to compare Darriel'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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