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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedAKMaine: #129 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 902 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #124 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 917 boysNHWashington: #183 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,345 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #140 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 811 boysNDMinnesota: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,806 boysMNIllinois: #84 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 500 boysILWisconsin: #143 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,207 boysWIMichigan: #95 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 598 boysMINew York: #90 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 579 boysNYMassachusetts: #140 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,519 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #152 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 924 boysORNevada: #96 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 425 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedSDIowa: #308 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,534 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 738 boysINOhio: #116 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 762 boysOHPennsylvania: #98 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 644 boysPANew Jersey: #91 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 635 boysNJConnecticut: #104 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 792 boysCTCalifornia: #140 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 737 boysCAUtah: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,732 boysUTColorado: #165 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,023 boysCONebraska: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,226 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 572 boysMOKentucky: #132 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 872 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: #59 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 318 boysVAMaryland: #87 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 488 boysMDDelaware: #80 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 464 boysDEArizona: #172 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 802 boysAZNew Mexico: #203 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,003 boysNMKansas: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 861 boysKSArkansas: #179 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,004 boysARTennessee: #77 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 364 boysTNNorth Carolina: #67 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 339 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 314 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #50 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 261 boysDCOklahoma: #118 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 597 boysOKLouisiana: #80 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 364 boysLAMississippi: #77 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 332 boysMSAlabama: #49 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 217 boysALGeorgia: #101 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 464 boysGAHawaii: #102 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 402 boysHITexas: #132 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 575 boysTXFlorida: #72 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 375 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#49 · 1 in 217
  2. District of Columbia#50 · 1 in 261
  3. Virginia#59 · 1 in 318
  4. North Carolina#67 · 1 in 339
  5. Florida#72 · 1 in 375

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#491351 in 217
District of Columbia#50471 in 261
Virginia#591141 in 318
North Carolina#671271 in 339
Florida#721241 in 375
South Carolina#75721 in 314
Mississippi#77621 in 332
Tennessee#77901 in 364
Delaware#8091 in 464
Louisiana#80951 in 364
Illinois#841851 in 500
Maryland#87591 in 488
New York#902601 in 579
New Jersey#91851 in 635
Michigan#951301 in 598
Nevada#9681 in 425
Missouri#98641 in 572
Pennsylvania#981431 in 644
Georgia#101881 in 464
Hawaii#102151 in 402
Connecticut#104291 in 792
Ohio#1161181 in 762
Indiana#117611 in 738
Oklahoma#118301 in 597
New Hampshire#12461 in 917
Maine#12991 in 902
Kentucky#132311 in 872
Texas#1321741 in 575
California#1402251 in 737
Massachusetts#140311 in 1,519
North Dakota#14061 in 811
Wisconsin#143301 in 1,207
Kansas#146181 in 861
Oregon#152161 in 924
Colorado#165171 in 1,023
Arizona#172181 in 802
Arkansas#179151 in 1,004
Minnesota#181171 in 1,806
Washington#183191 in 1,345
New Mexico#20391 in 1,003
Nebraska#23351 in 2,226
Utah#23561 in 1,732
West Virginia#24051 in 2,701
Iowa#30851 in 4,534
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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 1967

girls
#2,167
30 births · 1 in 55,034 girls
boys
#109
2,826 births · 1 in 617 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #2,167Darryl30

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #109Darryl2,826
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 55,034 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 72.4% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #2,117Tani31
  2. #2,117Teresia31
  3. #2,117Torrie31
  4. #2,167Darryl30
  5. #2,167Aliza30
  6. #2,167Anglia30
  7. #2,167Aracely30
  8. #2,212Alba29
  9. #2,212Amparo29
  10. #2,212Anabel29

Tied with 44 names at #2,167; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 617 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #106Aaron2,910
  2. #107Louis2,895
  3. #108Brent2,861
  4. #109Darryl2,826
  5. #110Frederick2,815
  6. #111Brett2,790
  7. #112Jack2,782
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →