as a First Name
Mainly North American: transferred use of the surname, originally a Norman baronial name (d'Airelle) borne by a family who came from Airelle in Calvados. It was first used as a given name towards the end of the 19th century.
| 380th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 150,806
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 154,073
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Darrell per capita
- 1958
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
34%
55+
55+
51%
30-54
30-54
10%
13-29
13-29
5%
0-12
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