Boy · Norman French
Darrell
Say it: DAIR-ul
Meaning
From a Norman surname, d'Airelle, from Airel in Normandy. The popular meaning 'darling' is a folk etymology.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Popular in the US from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1950s
In the United States
- 160,356 babies given this name since 1886
- At its height in 1958, about 1 in 445 boys
- 146 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Darryl, Daryl, Darrel
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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