boy's name

Durell

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,745

Durell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 208 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Durell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Durell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 66
1920s 119
1930s 88
1940s 70
1950s 60
1960s 108
1970s 121
1980s 609
1990s 217
2000s 155
2010s 116
2020s (to 2022) 13

How popular is Durell?

In 2022, Durell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Durell is used

England & Wales #3,511 3 in 1999
United States #10,339 7 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Durell

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Durell also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Durell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Durell

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Durell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Durell

How popular is the name Durell?

In 2022, Durell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Durell a girl's or a boy's name?

Durell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Durell?

Durell has 2 syllables.

When was Durell most popular?

Durell peaked in 1985, when 208 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.