Given name & surname
Durrel
“one who is strong and protective”
Durrel is a variant of Durrell. One English interpretation is “one who is strong and protective.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Durrel is a variant of Durrell. One English interpretation is “one who is strong and protective.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Durrel is a variant of Durrell. An origin associated with Durrell is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Durrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 55 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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