How Many People Are Named Darrol?
An estimated 394 people in the United States have the first name Darrol. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Darrol peaked in popularity in 1947 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darrol 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 Darrol paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Darrol is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
394
About 1 in 869,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1947
25 births
Total Registered
654
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darrol
Darrol is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 654 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darrol as a male name
Ranked #11,835 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1947 (25 births)
Darrol: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darrol span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 159 babies were registered. Darrol has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darrol by Decade
How has Darrol 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.
Darrol by State
Darrol + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darrol as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darrol
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darrol: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darrol?
We estimate approximately 394 people named Darrol 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 869,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Darrol a common name?
Darrol is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 654 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darrol most popular?
Darrol reached peak popularity in 1947, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darrol is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darrol a male name?
Darrol is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darrol Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darrol Smith, Darrol Johnson, Darrol 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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