Darel

Meaning: Of Airelle
Origin: English surname — Variant of Darrell

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#352 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,068 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,812 in France (2025) · #349 in Puerto Rico (2009).

Famous Darels

Darel Carrier — American basketball player (born 1940)
Darel Russell — English footballer (born 1980)
Darel Dexter Uy — 11th Governor Zamboanga del Norte (born 1979)
Darel Dieringer — American racing driver (1926–1989)
Darel Hart — Australian rules footballer (born 1964)

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 (born 1940).

Spellings & nicknames

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.

Similar names: Darell · Merlin · Darren · Chet · Denis · Carmen

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