How Many People Are Named Darelle?
An estimated 286 people in the United States have the first name Darelle. It is predominantly male (96.3%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Darelle peaked in popularity in 1989 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
286
About 1 in 1,198,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.3% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1989
23 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darelle
Darelle is predominantly male (96.3%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Darelle as a male name
Ranked #12,579 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1989 (18 births)
Darelle as a female name
Ranked #11,857 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1991 (6 births)
Darelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darelle span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 108 babies were registered. Darelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darelle by Decade
How has Darelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darelle?
We estimate approximately 286 people named Darelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,198,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Darelle a common name?
Darelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darelle most popular?
Darelle reached peak popularity in 1989, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darelle is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darelle a male name?
Darelle is predominantly male. 96.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darelle Smith, Darelle Johnson, Darelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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