Is Darl a boy or girl name?

Darl is a boy’s name. Of the 1,882 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.4% were girls and 96.7% were boys.

Darl

Recorded 1911–1999 · United States

Darl was most popular in 1933, when 47 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,836 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,882 people named Darl.

Darl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darl’s peak in 1933. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darl is a boy’s name — 3.4% of the 1,882 Americans given it were girls and 96.7% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darl

Where Darl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org