How Many People Are Named Darral?
An estimated 297 people in the United States have the first name Darral. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Darral peaked in popularity in 1957 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darral 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 Darral paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
297
About 1 in 1,154,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1957
20 births
Total Registered
385
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darral
Darral is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 385 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darral as a male name
Ranked #9,581 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1957 (20 births)
Darral: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darral span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 120 babies were registered. Darral has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darral by Decade
How has Darral 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.
Darral by State
Darral + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darral as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darral: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darral?
We estimate approximately 297 people named Darral 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 1,154,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Darral a common name?
Darral is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 385 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darral most popular?
Darral reached peak popularity in 1957, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darral is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darral a male name?
Darral is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darral Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darral Smith, Darral Johnson, Darral 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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