How Many People Are Named Darol?
An estimated 246 people in the United States have the first name Darol. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Darol peaked in popularity in 1936 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darol 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 Darol paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Darol is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
246
About 1 in 1,393,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1936
18 births
Total Registered
485
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darol
Darol is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 485 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darol as a male name
Ranked #9,153 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1936 (18 births)
Darol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darol span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 119 babies were registered. Darol has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darol by Decade
How has Darol 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.
Darol by State
Darol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darol
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darol?
We estimate approximately 246 people named Darol 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 1,393,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Darol a common name?
Darol is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 485 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darol most popular?
Darol reached peak popularity in 1936, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darol is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darol a male name?
Darol is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darol Smith, Darol Johnson, Darol 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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