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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • 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: #432 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,032 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: #250 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,568 boysILWisconsin: #336 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,186 boysWIMichigan: #228 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMINew York: #255 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,809 boysNYMassachusetts: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,545 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedIAIndiana: #345 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,266 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,749 boysOHPennsylvania: #210 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,657 boysPANew Jersey: #196 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,505 boysNJConnecticut: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,490 boysCTCalifornia: #363 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 3,025 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #220 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,578 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #236 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,618 boysVAMaryland: #158 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 966 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: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedKSArkansas: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,791 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,069 boysTNNorth Carolina: #236 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,547 boysNCSouth Carolina: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,254 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #113 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 468 boysDCOklahoma: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,067 boysOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,089 boysLAMississippi: #444 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,277 boysMSAlabama: #191 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,054 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,626 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #549 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,473 boysTXFlorida: #271 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,823 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#113 · 1 in 468
  2. Maryland#158 · 1 in 966
  3. Alabama#191 · 1 in 1,054
  4. New Jersey#196 · 1 in 1,505
  5. Pennsylvania#210 · 1 in 1,657

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#113161 in 468
Maryland#158331 in 966
Alabama#191251 in 1,054
New Jersey#196351 in 1,505
Pennsylvania#210471 in 1,657
South Carolina#213181 in 1,254
Louisiana#214281 in 1,089
Missouri#220231 in 1,578
Michigan#228371 in 1,780
North Carolina#236301 in 1,547
Virginia#236261 in 1,618
Illinois#250551 in 1,568
New York#255731 in 1,809
Georgia#256301 in 1,626
Arkansas#26681 in 1,791
Tennessee#267171 in 2,069
Florida#271481 in 1,823
Ohio#290281 in 2,749
Wisconsin#336101 in 3,186
Connecticut#33861 in 3,490
Indiana#345121 in 3,266
California#363941 in 3,025
Massachusetts#36391 in 4,545
Washington#43291 in 4,032
Mississippi#44451 in 3,277
Oklahoma#45551 in 4,067
Texas#549281 in 5,473
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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 1992

girls
#7,067
12 births · 1 in 153,661 girls
boys
#321
793 births · 1 in 2,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #7,067Darryl12

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #321Darryl793
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 153,661 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 54.7% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #6,652Yomaira13
  2. #6,652Young13
  3. #6,652Zakiyah13
  4. #7,067Darryl12
  5. #7,067Adoria12
  6. #7,067Adrain12
  7. #7,067Adrea12
  8. #7,512Abbe11
  9. #7,512Abbigale11
  10. #7,512Abena11

Tied with 444 names at #7,067; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,519 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 96.7% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #318Francis803
  2. #319Nelson801
  3. #320Kelvin796
  4. #321Darryl793
  5. #322Neil791
  6. #323Kendall787
  7. #324Josiah784
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →