Darell

“From Airelle, France; French for 'huckleberry'” — Norman French origin

Boy's name · #1828 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Darell reached its best rank, #813, in 1948 and ranked #1828 in 2025. About 5,400 boys have carried it since 1914. Together with its spelling variants Darrell (#1691) and Darel (#2542), Darell 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 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Darells

Darell Garretson — American basketball referee
Darell Hernáiz — Puerto Rican baseball player
Darell Tokpa — football player
Darell Trelawny — British Member of Parliament (c1695-1727)
Darell Koons — American artist (1924-2016)

What Darells become

Among 19 notable people named Darell:

Sports figures appear 2.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darell Garretson, American basketball referee.

Similar names: Darrell · Levon · Darren · Octavius · Terrell · Tyrell

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