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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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 1998

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #328 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,231 boysILWisconsin: #480 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,831 boysWIMichigan: #379 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,985 boysMINew York: #391 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,035 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedMARhode 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: #532 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,434 boysINOhio: #310 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,692 boysOHPennsylvania: #415 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,925 boysPANew Jersey: #418 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,743 boysNJConnecticut: #245 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,862 boysCTCalifornia: #578 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 6,239 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: #467 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,329 boysMOKentucky: #428 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,685 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #457 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,607 boysVAMaryland: #298 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,035 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: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedARTennessee: #401 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,276 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #440 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,933 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 617 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,184 boysLAMississippi: #375 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,191 boysMSAlabama: #297 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,801 boysALGeorgia: #382 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,456 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #733 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,453 boysTXFlorida: #454 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,467 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#153 · 1 in 617
  2. Louisiana#236 · 1 in 1,184
  3. Connecticut#245 · 1 in 1,862
  4. Alabama#297 · 1 in 1,801
  5. Maryland#298 · 1 in 2,035

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#15381 in 617
Louisiana#236231 in 1,184
Connecticut#245101 in 1,862
Alabama#297141 in 1,801
Maryland#298141 in 2,035
Ohio#310261 in 2,692
Illinois#328361 in 2,231
Mississippi#37571 in 2,191
Michigan#379201 in 2,985
Georgia#382211 in 2,456
New York#391381 in 3,035
Tennessee#401111 in 3,276
Pennsylvania#415171 in 3,925
New Jersey#418131 in 3,743
Kentucky#42851 in 4,685
South Carolina#44071 in 2,933
Florida#454251 in 3,467
Virginia#457111 in 3,607
Missouri#46781 in 4,329
Wisconsin#48061 in 4,831
Indiana#53271 in 5,434
California#578391 in 6,239
Texas#733191 in 8,453
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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 1998

girls
#10,122
8 births · 1 in 220,869 girls
boys
#507
420 births · 1 in 4,551 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #10,122Darryl8

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #507Darryl420
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 220,869 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 39.0% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #9,260Zianna9
  2. #9,260Zissy9
  3. #9,260Zoriah9
  4. #10,122Darryl8
  5. #10,122Aaniyah8
  6. #10,122Aasiyah8
  7. #10,122Abbegale8
  8. #11,138Aaliayah7
  9. #11,138Aaminah7
  10. #11,138Aanchal7

Tied with 1,015 names at #10,122; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 4,551 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 95.5% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #504Tylor425
  2. #505Sterling424
  3. #506Dorian421
  4. #507Darryl420
  5. #507Gilbert420
  6. #509Dwayne419
  7. #510Jonas418
  8. #511Gunnar412

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →