Darryl

Last seen for girls in 2011 at #14,824 · #2,108 for boys in 2025, 69 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1965 · 4,925 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
7 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
92,285
since 1913

Darryl over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #68, 1965boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,10869
2024—#1,79591
2023—#1,80389
2022—#1,652104
2021—#1,635102
2020—#1,478115
2019—#1,347133
2018—#1,328136
2017—#1,306138
2016—#1,073184
2015—#1,039193
2014—#1,082178
2013—#1,014192
2012—#949212
2011#14,8246#950209
2010—#943213
2009—#889235
2008—#755294
2007—#859242
2006—#768271
2005—#763260
2004—#697277
2003—#689281
2002—#606332
2001#11,0208#582346
2000—#548384
1999#9,4799#532391
1998#10,1228#507420
1997#10,8367#451488
1996#8,13210#431522
1995#7,51411#423538
1994#8,12210#373632
1993#5,41917#344704
1992#7,06712#321793
1991#8,5889#2691,003
1990#6,46513#2561,054
1989#5,54515#2361,130
1988#6,27712#2291,080
1987#3,16929#2231,076
1986#4,34718#2191,075
1985#4,12619#2151,126
1984#5,89911#2121,078
1983#4,68615#228974
1982#4,94514#236986
1981#5,88511#239940
1980#7,4188#259848
1979#6,6969#271761
1978#4,67914#271727
1977#7,5677#279694
1976#8,1566#273705
1975#5,51610#285674
1974#6,9007#269708
1973#5,5809#251785
1972#4,52312#239900
1971#5,13610#2211,064
1970#4,03814#1951,367
1969#3,95813#1741,593
1968#2,70822#1402,067
1967#2,16730#1092,826
1966#1,76641#883,817
1965#1,85438#684,925
1964#2,01135#874,420
1963#1,68346#805,013
1962#1,82639#834,969
1961#1,72044#805,134
1960#1,67345#964,436
1959#2,33924#1302,777
1958#2,32224#1671,818
1957#2,56320#1721,798
1956#1,96830#1871,482
1955#2,10826#1871,425
1954#2,07626#1921,331
1953#2,17323#1921,268
1952#1,97826#2001,099
1951#2,24520#1981,074
1950#2,90913#2031,011
1949#1,66632#216858
1948#2,49116#223835
1947#1,89726#222826
1946#2,48215#238650
1945#2,33914#278470
1944#2,09617#289420
1943#2,55813#309401
1942#2,81711#279468
1941—#282417
1940#3,5037#279405
1939#3,1458#261427
1938#2,22514#296341
1937—#362223
1936#3,7016#406181
1935—#490135
1934—#59797
1933—#72171
1932—#98045
1931—#1,69318
1930—#1,64420
1929—#1,52323
1928—#2,04815
1927—#1,69221
1926—#1,98116
1925—#2,01216
1924—#2,47312
1923—#3,1758
1922—#3,2528
1921—#4,3225
1920——
1919—#3,3917
1918—#3,0968
1917—#3,2177
1916—#3,5166
1915—#3,8255
1914—#2,4578
1913—#2,4966
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Darryl! It came in at #2,496, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1921, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Darryl is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 785 boysWAIdaho: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 911 boysIDMontana: #152 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 873 boysMTNorth Dakota: #102 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 441 boysNDMinnesota: #135 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 899 boysMNIllinois: #213 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,377 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,240 boysWIMichigan: #222 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,606 boysMINew York: #330 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,304 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedSDIowa: #252 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,864 boysIAIndiana: #329 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,399 boysINOhio: #235 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,295 boysOHPennsylvania: #208 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,931 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #149 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,024 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedCONebraska: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,667 boysNEMissouri: #250 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,527 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNMKansas: #181 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,325 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #499 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,142 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,514 boysOKLouisiana: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,056 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,551 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#102 · 1 in 441
  2. Washington#125 · 1 in 785
  3. Minnesota#135 · 1 in 899
  4. California#149 · 1 in 1,024
  5. Wisconsin#149 · 1 in 1,240

Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#102121 in 441
Washington#125151 in 785
Minnesota#135251 in 899
California#149461 in 1,024
Wisconsin#149201 in 1,240
Montana#15251 in 873
Idaho#17251 in 911
Kansas#181101 in 1,325
Nebraska#20461 in 1,667
Pennsylvania#208261 in 2,931
Illinois#213241 in 2,377
Michigan#222171 in 2,606
Ohio#235161 in 3,295
Missouri#250111 in 2,527
Iowa#25271 in 2,864
Oklahoma#32361 in 3,514
Indiana#32951 in 5,399
New York#330141 in 6,304
Louisiana#34471 in 3,056
Texas#471131 in 4,551
North Carolina#49951 in 7,142
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darryl
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 313 spots since 2024 (#1,795 → #2,108)
  • 630 spots since 2020 (#1,478 → #2,108)
  • 1,069 spots since 2015 (#1,039 → #2,108)
  • Biggest jump: 713 spots in 1932 (#1,693 → #980)
  • Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2009 (#755 → #889)
Rise & fade · boys
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 1965 at #68 (4,925 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1960–1966
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1932–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 378
  • Highest: 1 in 378 boys born in 1965 were named Darryl (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 42.5% of all boys named Darryl (39,200) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s47#2,457 (1914)#3,143
1920s124#1,523 (1929)#2,498
1930s1,558#261 (1939)#745
1940s5,750#216 (1949)#262
1950s15,083#130 (1959)#183
1960s39,200#68 (1965)#101
1970s8,385#195 (1970)#255
1980s10,313#212 (1984)#230
1990s6,545#256 (1990)#391
2000s2,922#548 (2000)#716
2010s1,788#943 (2010)#1,103
2020s570#1,478 (2020)#1,745

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darryl in 1938

girls
#2,225
14 births · 1 in 78,818 girls
boys
#296
341 births · 1 in 3,253 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #2,225Darryl14

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #296Darryl341
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 78,818 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 55.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #2,113Wilene15
  2. #2,113Zada15
  3. #2,113Zana15
  4. #2,225Darryl14
  5. #2,225Adelene14
  6. #2,225Afton14
  7. #2,225Aldean14
  8. #2,340Adel13
  9. #2,340Alethea13
  10. #2,340Alla13

Tied with 114 names at #2,225; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 3,253 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #293Percy349
  2. #293Sammie349
  3. #295Marlin343
  4. #296Darryl341
  5. #297Darwin338
  6. #298Grover336
  7. #299Norbert335
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938 →