Darel

“Variant of Darrell — From Airelle, France; means 'huckleberry' in French”

Boy's name · #2542 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Darel holds its lane: charted since 1915 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2542 in 2025). About 2,200 boys have carried it along the way. Together with its spelling variants Darrell (#1691) and Darell (#1828), Darel would rank around #970 with about 240 births last year — the newborns split about 41/37/22 across Darrell, Darell, and Darel.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Darels

Darel Carrier — American basketball player
Darel Dieringer — American racing driver (1926–1989)
Darel Russell — English footballer (born 1980)
Darel Cyrus — Grenadian cricketer
Darel Dexter Uy — Filipino politician

What Darels become

Among 16 notable people named Darel:

Sports figures appear 3.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darel Carrier, American basketball player.

Similar names: Darell · Merlin · Darren · Clement · Dashiell · Carmen

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