Daryl
Last seen for girls in 2017 at #10,689 · #1,529 for boys in 2025, 113 births
Given to boys 93.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1970 · 1,793 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 63,058since 1912
Daryl over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,529 | 113 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,997 | 77 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,014 | 75 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,965 | 78 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,750 | 92 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,647 | 97 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,974 | 74 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,638 | 99 | |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #1,365 | 130 |
| 2016 | — | #1,279 | 142 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #1,160 | 161 |
| 2014 | — | #1,276 | 139 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #1,261 | 138 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #1,575 | 100 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #1,524 | 104 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #1,470 | 111 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #1,290 | 136 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #1,119 | 163 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #1,102 | 165 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #1,028 | 178 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #945 | 185 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #1,016 | 161 |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | #936 | 175 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #895 | 181 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #824 | 199 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #735 | 233 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 | #757 | 211 |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 | #694 | 242 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #602 | 293 |
| 1996 | #2,901 | 41 | #607 | 291 |
| 1995 | #2,588 | 48 | #583 | 310 |
| 1994 | #2,465 | 51 | #548 | 354 |
| 1993 | #2,380 | 53 | #504 | 409 |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | #488 | 422 |
| 1991 | #2,356 | 54 | #445 | 488 |
| 1990 | #1,905 | 73 | #442 | 499 |
| 1989 | #2,147 | 57 | #388 | 567 |
| 1988 | #1,671 | 77 | #332 | 649 |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 | #314 | 679 |
| 1986 | #1,572 | 76 | #298 | 689 |
| 1985 | #2,021 | 53 | #286 | 715 |
| 1984 | #2,915 | 30 | #307 | 633 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #300 | 656 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | #284 | 719 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #274 | 770 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #276 | 763 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #246 | 871 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #246 | 839 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #222 | 1,000 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #227 | 896 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #247 | 840 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #221 | 954 |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | #212 | 1,028 |
| 1972 | #2,398 | 30 | #193 | 1,200 |
| 1971 | #2,175 | 37 | #168 | 1,593 |
| 1970 | #2,203 | 36 | #161 | 1,793 |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | #173 | 1,605 |
| 1968 | #1,539 | 55 | #176 | 1,513 |
| 1967 | #1,659 | 47 | #183 | 1,340 |
| 1966 | #1,403 | 61 | #185 | 1,330 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #179 | 1,429 |
| 1964 | #1,254 | 77 | #181 | 1,529 |
| 1963 | #1,330 | 69 | #183 | 1,610 |
| 1962 | #1,407 | 62 | #192 | 1,577 |
| 1961 | #1,243 | 79 | #184 | 1,681 |
| 1960 | #1,092 | 97 | #188 | 1,654 |
| 1959 | #1,031 | 106 | #189 | 1,560 |
| 1958 | #1,028 | 103 | #170 | 1,787 |
| 1957 | #958 | 116 | #179 | 1,693 |
| 1956 | #850 | 136 | #165 | 1,832 |
| 1955 | #797 | 146 | #178 | 1,536 |
| 1954 | #831 | 128 | #180 | 1,468 |
| 1953 | #860 | 118 | #187 | 1,354 |
| 1952 | #747 | 141 | #193 | 1,183 |
| 1951 | #697 | 158 | #196 | 1,117 |
| 1950 | #664 | 165 | #204 | 976 |
| 1949 | #668 | 155 | #205 | 977 |
| 1948 | #730 | 134 | #219 | 855 |
| 1947 | #829 | 112 | #240 | 735 |
| 1946 | #936 | 79 | #255 | 600 |
| 1945 | #873 | 74 | #302 | 392 |
| 1944 | #1,053 | 55 | #313 | 370 |
| 1943 | #1,154 | 49 | #320 | 361 |
| 1942 | #1,126 | 49 | #332 | 336 |
| 1941 | #1,041 | 49 | #324 | 331 |
| 1940 | #1,023 | 49 | #307 | 333 |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 48 | #324 | 288 |
| 1938 | #1,200 | 37 | #357 | 242 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | #356 | 229 |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | #380 | 207 |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 | #494 | 134 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #449 | 158 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #413 | 172 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #461 | 154 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #518 | 124 |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | #515 | 134 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #527 | 122 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #601 | 106 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #569 | 117 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #541 | 126 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #654 | 95 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #635 | 102 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #657 | 95 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #426 | 199 |
| 1921 | — | #843 | 67 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #965 | 51 |
| 1919 | — | #1,097 | 39 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,172 | 35 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,203 | 32 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Daryl! It came in at #1,353, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Daryl is popular in 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#76 · 1 in 430
- North Dakota#79 · 1 in 406
- Kansas#85 · 1 in 486
- Iowa#88 · 1 in 616
- Michigan#109 · 1 in 760
Best ever in a state: #44 in North Dakota, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #76 | 19 | 1 in 430 |
| North Dakota | #79 | 19 | 1 in 406 |
| Kansas | #85 | 50 | 1 in 486 |
| Iowa | #88 | 50 | 1 in 616 |
| Michigan | #109 | 123 | 1 in 760 |
| Minnesota | #113 | 48 | 1 in 811 |
| Wisconsin | #116 | 46 | 1 in 961 |
| Ohio | #121 | 124 | 1 in 881 |
| Kentucky | #122 | 48 | 1 in 769 |
| Montana | #123 | 11 | 1 in 681 |
| Hawaii | #132 | 12 | 1 in 574 |
| Indiana | #133 | 58 | 1 in 905 |
| Nebraska | #136 | 19 | 1 in 811 |
| Pennsylvania | #153 | 77 | 1 in 1,565 |
| New Jersey | #156 | 30 | 1 in 1,872 |
| Oregon | #162 | 16 | 1 in 1,131 |
| California | #163 | 130 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Missouri | #165 | 39 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 21 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Washington | #169 | 24 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 44 | 1 in 916 |
| Maryland | #180 | 19 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Tennessee | #181 | 30 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Idaho | #190 | 6 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Maine | #195 | 6 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Florida | #196 | 28 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Connecticut | #200 | 7 | 1 in 3,388 |
| Illinois | #201 | 54 | 1 in 1,966 |
| New York | #206 | 81 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Utah | #212 | 8 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Colorado | #213 | 10 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Arizona | #225 | 9 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Mississippi | #225 | 17 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Massachusetts | #226 | 10 | 1 in 5,335 |
| District of Columbia | #240 | 6 | 1 in 2,437 |
| North Carolina | #248 | 25 | 1 in 2,205 |
| Georgia | #253 | 22 | 1 in 2,206 |
| New Mexico | #259 | 6 | 1 in 1,937 |
| South Carolina | #259 | 14 | 1 in 2,240 |
| Virginia | #267 | 16 | 1 in 2,738 |
| Texas | #290 | 57 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Alabama | #349 | 9 | 1 in 4,311 |
| Arkansas | #352 | 5 | 1 in 4,194 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Daryl
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 468 spots since 2024 (#1,997 → #1,529)
- 118 spots since 2020 (#1,647 → #1,529)
- 369 spots since 2015 (#1,160 → #1,529)
- Biggest jump: 417 spots in 1922 (#843 → #426)
- Biggest drop: 231 spots in 1923 (#426 → #657)
Rise & fade · boys
58 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1970 at #161 (1,793 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1920–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,036
- Highest: 1 in 1,036 boys born in 1970 were named Daryl (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,116 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 24.2% of all boys named Daryl (15,268) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 193 | #1,097 (1919) | #1,451 |
| 1920s | 1,080 | #426 (1922) | #642 |
| 1930s | 1,842 | #324 (1939) | #427 |
| 1940s | 5,290 | #205 (1949) | #282 |
| 1950s | 14,506 | #165 (1956) | #184 |
| 1960s | 15,268 | #173 (1969) | #182 |
| 1970s | 11,014 | #161 (1970) | #214 |
| 1980s | 6,840 | #274 (1981) | #306 |
| 1990s | 3,519 | #442 (1990) | #567 |
| 2000s | 1,776 | #735 (2000) | #989 |
| 2010s | 1,198 | #1,160 (2015) | #1,452 |
| 2020s | 532 | #1,529 (2025) | #1,817 |
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.
Daryl in 1954
girls
#831
128 births · 1 in 15,171 girls
boys
#180
1,468 births · 1 in 1,389 boys
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 15,171 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 87.5% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,389 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Daryl
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.