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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #430 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,478 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: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMNIllinois: #184 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,129 boysILWisconsin: #255 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,561 boysWIMichigan: #168 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,184 boysMINew York: #194 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,361 boysNYMassachusetts: #365 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,891 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #414 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,044 boysORNevada: #192 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,078 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: #285 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,701 boysINOhio: #257 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,418 boysOHPennsylvania: #192 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,582 boysPANew Jersey: #214 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,660 boysNJConnecticut: #284 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,821 boysCTCalifornia: #383 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 3,299 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,887 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #163 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,150 boysMOKentucky: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,756 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #150 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,008 boysVAMaryland: #135 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 873 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedDEArizona: #470 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,396 boysAZNew Mexico: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,284 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedKSArkansas: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,581 boysARTennessee: #194 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,320 boysTNNorth Carolina: #211 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,485 boysNCSouth Carolina: #156 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 837 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #125 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 546 boysDCOklahoma: #422 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,106 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 781 boysLAMississippi: #175 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 903 boysMSAlabama: #162 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 847 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,067 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #352 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,688 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,433 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#125 · 1 in 546
  2. Maryland#135 · 1 in 873
  3. Virginia#150 · 1 in 1,008
  4. South Carolina#156 · 1 in 837
  5. Louisiana#162 · 1 in 781

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#125171 in 546
Maryland#135381 in 873
Virginia#150431 in 1,008
South Carolina#156291 in 837
Alabama#162321 in 847
Louisiana#162401 in 781
Missouri#163331 in 1,150
Michigan#168601 in 1,184
Mississippi#175191 in 903
Georgia#181471 in 1,067
Illinois#184791 in 1,129
Nevada#19281 in 1,078
Pennsylvania#192521 in 1,582
New York#1941021 in 1,361
Tennessee#194271 in 1,320
North Carolina#211321 in 1,485
New Jersey#214331 in 1,660
Florida#221641 in 1,433
Wisconsin#255131 in 2,561
Ohio#257331 in 2,418
Kentucky#27091 in 2,756
Connecticut#28481 in 2,821
Indiana#285151 in 2,701
Arkansas#33961 in 2,581
Texas#352571 in 2,688
New Mexico#36251 in 2,284
Massachusetts#36591 in 4,891
California#383881 in 3,299
Oregon#41451 in 4,044
Oklahoma#42251 in 4,106
Washington#43081 in 4,478
Colorado#46151 in 4,887
Arizona#47071 in 4,396
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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 1990

girls
#6,465
13 births · 1 in 146,042 girls
boys
#256
1,054 births · 1 in 1,949 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #6,465Darryl13

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #256Darryl1,054
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 146,042 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 57.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #6,131Zandria14
  2. #6,131Zayra14
  3. #6,131Zeina14
  4. #6,465Darryl13
  5. #6,465Adelia13
  6. #6,465Adella13
  7. #6,465Adi13
  8. #6,867Aaliyah12
  9. #6,867Abriel12
  10. #6,867Aerielle12

Tied with 401 names at #6,465; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,949 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 97.3% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #253Trent1,073
  2. #254Gerardo1,065
  3. #255Terrence1,055
  4. #256Darryl1,054
  5. #257Brock1,041
  6. #258Marquis1,037
  7. #259Arturo1,036
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →