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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • 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: #177 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,208 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #200 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,209 boysMNIllinois: #94 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 553 boysILWisconsin: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,364 boysWIMichigan: #106 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 668 boysMINew York: #123 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 835 boysNYMassachusetts: #151 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,628 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,422 boysRIOregon: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,494 boysORNevada: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 671 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedIAIndiana: #174 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,331 boysINOhio: #138 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 960 boysOHPennsylvania: #116 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 897 boysPANew Jersey: #97 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 666 boysNJConnecticut: #124 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 976 boysCTCalifornia: #199 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 1,161 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,781 boysCONebraska: #229 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,216 boysNEMissouri: #93 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 515 boysMOKentucky: #157 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,043 boysKYWest Virginia: #229 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,289 boysWVVirginia: #69 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 388 boysVAMaryland: #124 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 750 boysMDDelaware: #102 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 604 boysDEArizona: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,447 boysAZNew Mexico: #148 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 677 boysNMKansas: #183 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,289 boysKSArkansas: #154 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 786 boysARTennessee: #114 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 652 boysTNNorth Carolina: #120 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 648 boysNCSouth Carolina: #97 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 456 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #48 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 247 boysDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,144 boysOKLouisiana: #117 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 513 boysLAMississippi: #131 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 650 boysMSAlabama: #67 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 302 boysALGeorgia: #114 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 577 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #198 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 1,014 boysTXFlorida: #96 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 479 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#48 · 1 in 247
  2. Alabama#67 · 1 in 302
  3. Virginia#69 · 1 in 388
  4. Missouri#93 · 1 in 515
  5. Illinois#94 · 1 in 553

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#48481 in 247
Alabama#67961 in 302
Virginia#69941 in 388
Missouri#93711 in 515
Illinois#941651 in 553
Florida#96991 in 479
New Jersey#97791 in 666
South Carolina#97491 in 456
Delaware#10271 in 604
Michigan#1061141 in 668
Georgia#114711 in 577
Tennessee#114501 in 652
Pennsylvania#1161011 in 897
Louisiana#117671 in 513
North Carolina#120671 in 648
New York#1231771 in 835
Connecticut#124231 in 976
Maryland#124371 in 750
Mississippi#131311 in 650
Ohio#138941 in 960
Nevada#14251 in 671
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,422
New Mexico#148131 in 677
Massachusetts#151281 in 1,628
Arkansas#154191 in 786
Kentucky#157261 in 1,043
Indiana#174331 in 1,331
Washington#177221 in 1,208
Kansas#183121 in 1,289
Oklahoma#185161 in 1,144
Texas#1981011 in 1,014
California#1991441 in 1,161
Minnesota#200141 in 2,209
Wisconsin#212151 in 2,364
Oregon#214101 in 1,494
Nebraska#22951 in 2,216
West Virginia#22961 in 2,289
Colorado#240101 in 1,781
Arizona#250101 in 1,447
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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 1968

girls
#2,708
22 births · 1 in 74,563 girls
boys
#140
2,067 births · 1 in 841 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #2,708Darryl22

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #140Darryl2,067
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 74,563 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 67.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #2,630Vanda23
  2. #2,630Yolando23
  3. #2,630Zella23
  4. #2,708Darryl22
  5. #2,708Abbe22
  6. #2,708Andrena22
  7. #2,708Angelika22
  8. #2,789Allene21
  9. #2,789Angelea21
  10. #2,789Angelene21

Tied with 80 names at #2,708; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 841 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,746 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. #137Dwayne2,081
  2. #138Darrin2,077
  3. #139Tim2,073
  4. #140Darryl2,067
  5. #141Travis2,063
  6. #142Greg2,047
  7. #143Kirk2,012
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →