Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Darrell
/DAIR · ul/
Meaning
“Beloved”
From the Norman French surname d'Airelle, referring to a place in Normandy. Brought to England after the Conquest and eventually became a given name.
Nicknames
dar
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Peaked in mid-century America; feels dated but stable, not yet retro-cool.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US from the 1940s through the 1970s, declining sharply since.