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 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#32 · 1 in 130
- Alabama#34 · 1 in 144
- Maryland#40 · 1 in 229
- South Carolina#44 · 1 in 192
- Louisiana#44 · 1 in 211
Best ever in a state: #31 in District of Columbia, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #32 | 99 | 1 in 130 |
| Alabama | #34 | 226 | 1 in 144 |
| Maryland | #40 | 135 | 1 in 229 |
| Florida | #44 | 211 | 1 in 235 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 173 | 1 in 211 |
| South Carolina | #44 | 125 | 1 in 192 |
| Virginia | #44 | 171 | 1 in 228 |
| North Carolina | #46 | 246 | 1 in 185 |
| Tennessee | #53 | 150 | 1 in 233 |
| Nevada | #56 | 16 | 1 in 228 |
| Georgia | #57 | 180 | 1 in 248 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 170 | 1 in 343 |
| Hawaii | #62 | 27 | 1 in 248 |
| Illinois | #62 | 296 | 1 in 334 |
| New York | #64 | 414 | 1 in 395 |
| Pennsylvania | #66 | 252 | 1 in 399 |
| Delaware | #67 | 13 | 1 in 350 |
| Michigan | #71 | 208 | 1 in 384 |
| Mississippi | #73 | 75 | 1 in 300 |
| Missouri | #73 | 111 | 1 in 359 |
| Kentucky | #74 | 74 | 1 in 399 |
| Arkansas | #76 | 52 | 1 in 326 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 12 | 1 in 475 |
| Indiana | #80 | 113 | 1 in 418 |
| California | #82 | 408 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #84 | 72 | 1 in 709 |
| Ohio | #85 | 191 | 1 in 493 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 40 | 1 in 625 |
| Kansas | #95 | 38 | 1 in 458 |
| Texas | #96 | 255 | 1 in 407 |
| Maine | #100 | 16 | 1 in 577 |
| Washington | #103 | 46 | 1 in 532 |
| Oklahoma | #106 | 38 | 1 in 508 |
| Wisconsin | #106 | 53 | 1 in 752 |
| Rhode Island | #110 | 8 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Colorado | #113 | 32 | 1 in 563 |
| New Mexico | #114 | 22 | 1 in 492 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 10 | 1 in 589 |
| Arizona | #125 | 28 | 1 in 543 |
| Iowa | #139 | 25 | 1 in 991 |
| Oregon | #147 | 19 | 1 in 810 |
| Minnesota | #160 | 23 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Nebraska | #166 | 11 | 1 in 1,164 |
| West Virginia | #172 | 12 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Idaho | #179 | 6 | 1 in 909 |
| Montana | #201 | 5 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Utah | #229 | 7 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 46,452 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 75.4% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,829Twanna39
- #1,829Vanda39
- #1,829Vanita39
- #1,854Darryl38
- #1,854Astrid38
- #1,854Candis38
- #1,854Chanel38
- #1,887Adelaida37
- #1,887Alida37
- #1,887Arline37
Tied with 32 names at #1,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 378 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 98.5% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.