Dariel Boy
How popular is Dariel?
#326 boy name in 2025
1,043 baby boys were named Dariel in the US in 2025, making it the 326th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Dariel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #326 for boys (▲ 21 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,043 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+300% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #864 in 2015, #610 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,043 boys) |
| Highest rank | #326 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1927 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dariel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dariel family of names ranked #317 for boys in 2025 (#334 the year before), with 1,071 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dariel | 1,043 | 97% |
| Dariell | 15 | 1% |
| Daryel | 13 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dariel is most popular
Babies named Dariel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 2.1 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Arizona: 1.4 per 1,000 (231 boys)
- Texas: 1.0 per 1,000 (896 boys)
- Colorado: 0.9 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- California: 0.8 per 1,000 (743 boys)
Dariel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | #3,778 |
| 1930s | 42 | #2,479 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,491 |
| 1950s | 64 | #2,641 |
| 1960s | 88 | #2,321 |
| 1970s | 44 | #3,519 |
| 1980s | 148 | #2,340 |
| 1990s | 321 | #2,021 |
| 2000s | 826 | #1,055 |
| 2010s | 2,786 | #644 |
| 2020s | 4,588 | #326 |
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Questions
- Is Dariel a boy or girl name?
- Dariel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Dariel were boys.
- How popular is the name Dariel?
- 1,043 baby boys were named Dariel in the US in 2025, making it the 326th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Dariel most popular?
- Dariel peaked in 2025, when 1,043 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #326 in 2025.
- How many people are named Dariel?
- 9,455 babies have been named Dariel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,225 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Dariel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dariel was most common in New Mexico, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.