Darrell
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning dear or beloved; from D'Arelle.
How Darrell has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #935 |
| 2016 | #915 |
| 2017 | #896 |
Darrell by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Darrell. In the US, 239 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,772 babies in 1958, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darrell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Darnellhidden nook or corner of land154 in the US (2017)
- Darelldear or beloved; a form of Darrell44 in the US (2017)
- Derrelldear; a variant of Darrell21 in the US (2017)
- Darrelbeloved; a form of Darrell19 in the US (2017)
- Durrellhardy; durable11 in the US (2017)
- Dorrelldear ruler; variant of Darrell5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Darrell
Names that are said the same way as Darrell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Darrell, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Darrell
Nobody has voted for Darrell yet
Vote for Darrell and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Darrell