Darrell

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

Boy's name · #1691 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Darrell holds its lane: charted since 1886 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1691 in 2025). About 160,000 boys have carried it along the way. Together with its spelling variants Darell (#1828) and Darel (#2542), Darrell 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 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Darrells

Darrell Issa — American politician, inventor and entrepreneur
Darrell Pace — American archer
Darrell Hammond — American actor and comedian
Darrell Arthur — American basketball player
Darrell Armstrong — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

Darrell Cartrip — Cars · Cars 2
Darrell — Go, Dog. Go!

What Darrells become

Among 463 notable people named Darrell:

Sports figures appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player.

Similar names: Darell · Reginald · Darren · Terrance · Terrell · Tyrell

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