How Many People Are Named Durell?
An estimated 1,385 people in the United States have the first name Durell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Durell peaked in popularity in 1985 with 208 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Durell 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 Durell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,385
About 1 in 247,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1985
208 births
Total Registered
1,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Durell
Durell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,742 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Durell as a male name
Ranked #10,089 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1985 (208 births)
Durell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Durell span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 609 babies were registered. Durell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Durell by Decade
How has Durell 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.
Durell by State
Birth registrations for Durell span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ohio. On average, about 17 Durells were registered per state.
Durell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Durell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Durell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Durell?
We estimate approximately 1,385 people named Durell 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 247,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Durell a common name?
Durell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Durell most popular?
Durell reached peak popularity in 1985, when 208 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Durell is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Durell a male name?
Durell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Durell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Durell Smith, Durell Johnson, Durell 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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