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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedAKMaine: #132 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 922 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNHWashington: #207 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,829 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedIDMontana: #183 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,291 boysMTNorth Dakota: #204 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,546 boysNDMinnesota: #196 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,445 boysMNIllinois: #121 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 843 boysILWisconsin: #174 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,947 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,054 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 1,169 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,371 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #241 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,567 boysORNevada: 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: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,861 boysIAIndiana: #177 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,433 boysINOhio: #147 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,103 boysOHPennsylvania: #152 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,544 boysPANew Jersey: #133 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,308 boysNJConnecticut: #203 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,024 boysCTCalifornia: #168 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 1,140 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #245 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,445 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #171 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,272 boysMOKentucky: #189 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,522 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #178 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,240 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,090 boysMDDelaware: 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: #230 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,013 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedARTennessee: #183 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,370 boysTNNorth Carolina: #203 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,523 boysNCSouth Carolina: #308 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,390 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #124 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 748 boysDCOklahoma: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,745 boysOKLouisiana: #105 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 447 boysLAMississippi: #437 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,781 boysMSAlabama: #277 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,430 boysALGeorgia: #240 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,961 boysGAHawaii: #112 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 408 boysHITexas: #282 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 2,085 boysTXFlorida: #179 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,266 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#105 · 1 in 447
  2. Hawaii#112 · 1 in 408
  3. Illinois#121 · 1 in 843
  4. District of Columbia#124 · 1 in 748
  5. Maine#132 · 1 in 922

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#105911 in 447
Hawaii#112171 in 408
Illinois#1211281 in 843
District of Columbia#124201 in 748
Maine#132111 in 922
New Jersey#133441 in 1,308
New York#1351491 in 1,169
Michigan#140911 in 1,054
Maryland#142281 in 1,090
Ohio#1471001 in 1,103
Pennsylvania#152781 in 1,544
Massachusetts#155231 in 2,371
California#1681391 in 1,140
Missouri#171371 in 1,272
Wisconsin#174231 in 1,947
Indiana#177371 in 1,433
Virginia#178351 in 1,240
Florida#179341 in 1,266
Montana#18361 in 1,291
Tennessee#183301 in 1,370
Kentucky#189241 in 1,522
Minnesota#196161 in 2,445
Connecticut#20381 in 3,024
North Carolina#203361 in 1,523
North Dakota#20451 in 1,546
Washington#207171 in 1,829
Oklahoma#223141 in 1,745
Kansas#230121 in 2,013
Georgia#240251 in 1,961
Oregon#24171 in 2,567
Colorado#24581 in 2,445
Iowa#26681 in 3,861
Alabama#277161 in 2,430
Texas#282581 in 2,085
South Carolina#30891 in 3,390
Mississippi#43751 in 5,781
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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 1955

girls
#2,108
26 births · 1 in 75,203 girls
boys
#187
1,425 births · 1 in 1,446 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #2,108Darryl26

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #187Darryl1,425
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 75,203 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 68.7% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #2,063Veta27
  2. #2,063Viva27
  3. #2,063Zena27
  4. #2,108Darryl26
  5. #2,108Alexia26
  6. #2,108Annabel26
  7. #2,108Annabelle26
  8. #2,156Allen25
  9. #2,156Annamaria25
  10. #2,156Barbie25

Tied with 47 names at #2,108; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,446 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #184Charlie1,437
  2. #185Milton1,430
  3. #186Freddie1,426
  4. #187Darryl1,425
  5. #188Ted1,409
  6. #189Stuart1,405
  7. #190Johnnie1,403
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →