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
- Peak · boys
- 1965 · 4,925 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 7 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 92,285since 1913
Darryl over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,108 | 69 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,795 | 91 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,803 | 89 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,652 | 104 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,635 | 102 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,478 | 115 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,347 | 133 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,328 | 136 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,306 | 138 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,073 | 184 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,039 | 193 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,082 | 178 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,014 | 192 | |
| 2012 | — | #949 | 212 | |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #950 | 209 |
| 2010 | — | #943 | 213 | |
| 2009 | — | #889 | 235 | |
| 2008 | — | #755 | 294 | |
| 2007 | — | #859 | 242 | |
| 2006 | — | #768 | 271 | |
| 2005 | — | #763 | 260 | |
| 2004 | — | #697 | 277 | |
| 2003 | — | #689 | 281 | |
| 2002 | — | #606 | 332 | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #582 | 346 |
| 2000 | — | #548 | 384 | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #532 | 391 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #507 | 420 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #451 | 488 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #431 | 522 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #423 | 538 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #373 | 632 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #344 | 704 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #321 | 793 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #269 | 1,003 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #256 | 1,054 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #236 | 1,130 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #229 | 1,080 |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 | #223 | 1,076 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #219 | 1,075 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #215 | 1,126 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #212 | 1,078 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #228 | 974 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #236 | 986 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #239 | 940 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #259 | 848 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #271 | 761 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #271 | 727 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #279 | 694 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #273 | 705 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #285 | 674 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #269 | 708 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #251 | 785 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #239 | 900 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #221 | 1,064 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #195 | 1,367 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #174 | 1,593 |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | #140 | 2,067 |
| 1967 | #2,167 | 30 | #109 | 2,826 |
| 1966 | #1,766 | 41 | #88 | 3,817 |
| 1965 | #1,854 | 38 | #68 | 4,925 |
| 1964 | #2,011 | 35 | #87 | 4,420 |
| 1963 | #1,683 | 46 | #80 | 5,013 |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | #83 | 4,969 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 | #80 | 5,134 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 | #96 | 4,436 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #130 | 2,777 |
| 1958 | #2,322 | 24 | #167 | 1,818 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #172 | 1,798 |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | #187 | 1,482 |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 | #187 | 1,425 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #192 | 1,331 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | #192 | 1,268 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #200 | 1,099 |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | #198 | 1,074 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | #203 | 1,011 |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | #216 | 858 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #223 | 835 |
| 1947 | #1,897 | 26 | #222 | 826 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #238 | 650 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #278 | 470 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #289 | 420 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #309 | 401 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #279 | 468 |
| 1941 | — | #282 | 417 | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #279 | 405 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #261 | 427 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #296 | 341 |
| 1937 | — | #362 | 223 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #406 | 181 |
| 1935 | — | #490 | 135 | |
| 1934 | — | #597 | 97 | |
| 1933 | — | #721 | 71 | |
| 1932 | — | #980 | 45 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,523 | 23 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,692 | 21 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
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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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#84 · 1 in 367
- Minnesota#111 · 1 in 706
- Wisconsin#141 · 1 in 1,124
- Nebraska#151 · 1 in 838
- California#152 · 1 in 1,040
Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #84 | 15 | 1 in 367 |
| Minnesota | #111 | 32 | 1 in 706 |
| Wisconsin | #141 | 22 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Nebraska | #151 | 12 | 1 in 838 |
| California | #152 | 46 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Washington | #163 | 10 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Idaho | #169 | 5 | 1 in 920 |
| Utah | #176 | 6 | 1 in 882 |
| Michigan | #185 | 24 | 1 in 1,816 |
| Ohio | #186 | 26 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Pennsylvania | #189 | 29 | 1 in 2,548 |
| Oregon | #193 | 5 | 1 in 1,469 |
| Iowa | #198 | 12 | 1 in 1,686 |
| Illinois | #206 | 24 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Louisiana | #212 | 17 | 1 in 1,275 |
| Colorado | #215 | 6 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Oklahoma | #219 | 13 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Missouri | #235 | 12 | 1 in 2,329 |
| Kansas | #243 | 6 | 1 in 2,195 |
| Indiana | #249 | 8 | 1 in 3,310 |
| New York | #274 | 20 | 1 in 4,393 |
| Florida | #288 | 5 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Virginia | #369 | 5 | 1 in 4,624 |
| Mississippi | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,222 |
| Kentucky | #384 | 6 | 1 in 4,554 |
| Texas | #403 | 17 | 1 in 3,463 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 1965 at #68 (4,925 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1960–1966
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1932–2012
- Highest: 1 in 378 boys born in 1965 were named Darryl (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 42.5% of all boys named Darryl (39,200) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | #2,457 (1914) | #3,143 |
| 1920s | 124 | #1,523 (1929) | #2,498 |
| 1930s | 1,558 | #261 (1939) | #745 |
| 1940s | 5,750 | #216 (1949) | #262 |
| 1950s | 15,083 | #130 (1959) | #183 |
| 1960s | 39,200 | #68 (1965) | #101 |
| 1970s | 8,385 | #195 (1970) | #255 |
| 1980s | 10,313 | #212 (1984) | #230 |
| 1990s | 6,545 | #256 (1990) | #391 |
| 2000s | 2,922 | #548 (2000) | #716 |
| 2010s | 1,788 | #943 (2010) | #1,103 |
| 2020s | 570 | #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 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 137,077 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 36.5% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,922Winnona9
- #2,922Zelphia9
- #2,922Zeola9
- #3,145Darryl8
- #3,145Adah8
- #3,145Adina8
- #3,145Adlean8
- #3,429Abbey7
- #3,429Adalia7
- #3,429Adelyn7
Tied with 283 names at #3,145; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 2,592 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 93.4% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.