Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Dariel

Meaning 20th-century variant of Darrell Gender Unisex · 5% girls Rank 2025 #327 Trend ↑ Rising 139%

20th-century variant of Darrell.

Rank 2025
#327
among boys · ↑20 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,048
named Dariel · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,638
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,048 babies
All-time total
9,455
#1,288 all-time among boys
First recorded
1922
in Social Security records

Dariel popularity over time

9,455 babies have been named Dariel since 1922, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 29 11 40 4 – #3,870
1930s 16 42 58 6 +45% #2,517
1940s 34 44 78 8 +34% #2,519
1950s 24 64 88 9 +13% #2,680
1960s 5 88 93 9 +6% #2,342
1970s 5 44 49 5 -47% #3,582
1980s 27 148 175 18 +257% #2,351
1990s 165 321 486 49 +178% #2,032
2000s 93 826 919 92 +89% #1,055
2010s 85 2,786 2,871 287 +212% #644
2020s (to 2025) 10 4,588 4,598 766 +167% #327

Where Dariel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,202 0.70 #283
2027 1,357 0.79 #255
2028 1,503 0.88 #235
2029 1,640 0.96 #217
2030 1,766 1.03 #200

Where Dariel is most popular

Boys named Dariel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.479 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Dariel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 68 2.06 +331%
Arizona 231 1.41 +195%
Texas 896 1.02 +112%
Colorado 114 0.883 +84%
California 743 0.813 +70%
New Jersey 159 0.790 +65%
Maryland 87 0.730 +52%
Nevada 36 0.631 +32%
Kansas 43 0.627 +31%
Delaware 9 0.594 +24%
Massachusetts 81 0.589 +23%
New York 233 0.538 +12%
Oklahoma 47 0.531 +11%
Oregon 37 0.487 ≈ national
Florida 219 0.463 ≈ national
Washington 72 0.440 -8%
Virginia 81 0.427 -11%
Illinois 106 0.415 -13%
Tennessee 72 0.399 -17%
Georgia 96 0.379 -21%
South Carolina 39 0.377 -21%
Utah 35 0.367 -23%
North Carolina 93 0.364 -24%
Pennsylvania 95 0.358 -25%
Connecticut 23 0.340 -29%
Arkansas 20 0.316 -34%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -36%
Idaho 12 0.293 -39%
Wisconsin 33 0.279 -42%
Alabama 24 0.220 -54%
Missouri 29 0.209 -56%
Iowa 13 0.189 -61%
Indiana 28 0.175 -64%
Ohio 45 0.170 -65%
Louisiana 17 0.166 -65%
Minnesota 20 0.163 -66%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -71%
Kentucky 12 0.120 -75%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -78%
Michigan 10 0.049 -90%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dariel

Dariel is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #327 in 2025 with 1,043 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1922, 9,455 American babies have been named Dariel, about 95% boys and 5% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,048 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dariel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dariel?

The median living Dariel is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 9,200 people named Dariel are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dariel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,469 1,043 #327
2024 – – 980 #347
2023 – – 878 #369
2022 – – 709 #439
2021 – – 529 #550
2020 5 #15,690 449 #610
2019 8 #11,623 408 #653
2018 12 #8,742 401 #644
2017 10 #10,147 360 #690
2016 8 #12,050 320 #761
2015 8 #12,117 261 #865
2014 6 #15,039 266 #845
2013 8 #12,278 191 #1,022
2012 8 #12,499 212 #951
2011 8 #12,450 190 #1,013
2010 9 #11,494 177 #1,086
2009 9 #11,700 179 #1,055
2008 9 #11,832 143 #1,225
2007 10 #11,041 99 #1,581
2006 10 #10,786 92 #1,586
2005 6 #14,944 70 #1,844
2004 15 #7,488 64 #1,915
2003 9 #10,651 61 #1,911
2002 7 #12,529 43 #2,386
2001 7 #12,379 37 #2,577
2000 11 #8,706 38 #2,486
1995 25 #4,124 34 #2,308
1990 12 #6,977 30 #2,324
1985 – – 11 #3,851
1980 – – 6 #5,676
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 8 #3,582
1965 – – 10 #2,652
1960 – – 7 #3,412
1955 – – – –
1950 8 #4,031 7 #3,093
1945 5 #4,690 6 #3,066
1940 – – 6 #3,205
1935 – – 7 #3,017
1930 5 #4,701 – –
1925 5 #5,137 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dariel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dariel?

The median living Dariel is about 6 years old. Half of all living Dariels are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Dariel are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Dariel are alive in the United States, based on 9,455 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dariel mean?

20th-century variant of Darrell.

How popular is the name Dariel in 2025?

Dariel ranked #327 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,043 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dariel?

9,455 babies have been named Dariel in the United States since 1922, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dariel most popular?

Dariel peaked in 2025, when 1,048 newborns received the name.

Is Dariel a boy or girl name?

Dariel is used for both: about 5% of babies named Dariel have been girls and 95% boys.

Is the name Dariel rising or falling?

Dariel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dariel become more popular?

Dariel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,766 boys named Dariel in 2030, which would rank around #200. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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