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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • 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: #554 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,755 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: #248 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,615 boysILWisconsin: #387 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,892 boysWIMichigan: #245 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,820 boysMINew York: #266 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,868 boysNYMassachusetts: #355 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,391 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: #318 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,976 boysINOhio: #263 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,200 boysOHPennsylvania: #205 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,647 boysPANew Jersey: #277 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,217 boysNJConnecticut: #270 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,543 boysCTCalifornia: #426 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 3,992 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #404 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,476 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,549 boysMOKentucky: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,987 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #201 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,325 boysVAMaryland: #227 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,521 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,290 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedKSArkansas: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,040 boysARTennessee: #256 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,813 boysTNNorth Carolina: #263 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,794 boysNCSouth Carolina: #408 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,085 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 404 boysDCOklahoma: #389 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,251 boysOKLouisiana: #292 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,625 boysLAMississippi: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,760 boysMSAlabama: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,126 boysALGeorgia: #303 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,005 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #546 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 5,102 boysTXFlorida: #339 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,373 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#96 · 1 in 404
  2. Alabama#199 · 1 in 1,126
  3. Virginia#201 · 1 in 1,325
  4. Pennsylvania#205 · 1 in 1,647
  5. Maryland#227 · 1 in 1,521

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#96171 in 404
Alabama#199231 in 1,126
Virginia#201311 in 1,325
Pennsylvania#205461 in 1,647
Maryland#227201 in 1,521
Michigan#245351 in 1,820
Illinois#248531 in 1,615
Tennessee#256191 in 1,813
North Carolina#263251 in 1,794
Ohio#263341 in 2,200
New York#266691 in 1,868
Connecticut#27081 in 2,543
New Jersey#277231 in 2,217
Arkansas#28671 in 2,040
Louisiana#292181 in 1,625
Mississippi#29491 in 1,760
Georgia#303241 in 2,005
Missouri#303141 in 2,549
Indiana#318131 in 2,976
Florida#339371 in 2,373
Massachusetts#35591 in 4,391
Kentucky#35661 in 3,987
New Mexico#36751 in 2,290
Wisconsin#38781 in 3,892
Oklahoma#38961 in 3,251
Colorado#40471 in 3,476
South Carolina#40871 in 3,085
California#426691 in 3,992
Texas#546301 in 5,102
Washington#55461 in 5,755
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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 1993

girls
#5,419
17 births · 1 in 106,416 girls
boys
#344
704 births · 1 in 2,786 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #5,419Darryl17

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #344Darryl704
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 106,416 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 65.7% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #5,206Tylynn18
  2. #5,206Vianka18
  3. #5,206Yocelyn18
  4. #5,419Darryl17
  5. #5,419Adriann17
  6. #5,419Adrina17
  7. #5,419Ahna17
  8. #5,673Aigner16
  9. #5,673Airel16
  10. #5,673Aiyanna16

Tied with 253 names at #5,419; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,786 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 96.6% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #341Melvin729
  2. #342Harley728
  3. #343Ashton714
  4. #344Darryl704
  5. #345Franklin703
  6. #346Carson699
  7. #347Orlando691
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →