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

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Peak · boys
1970 · 1,793 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
63,058
since 1912

Daryl over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #664, 1950peak #161, 1970girlsboys
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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—#1,529113
2024—#1,99777
2023—#2,01475
2022—#1,96578
2021—#1,75092
2020—#1,64797
2019—#1,97474
2018—#1,63899
2017#10,6899#1,365130
2016—#1,279142
2015#11,8358#1,160161
2014—#1,276139
2013#16,5475#1,261138
2012#14,9626#1,575100
2011#9,72311#1,524104
2010#13,4487#1,470111
2009#12,4298#1,290136
2008#13,8327#1,119163
2007#11,6309#1,102165
2006#8,23714#1,028178
2005#10,12810#945185
2004#9,26411#1,016161
2003#9,04811#936175
2002#8,83711#895181
2001#6,32217#824199
2000#4,98123#735233
1999#4,44525#757211
1998#3,57333#694242
1997#3,71630#602293
1996#2,90141#607291
1995#2,58848#583310
1994#2,46551#548354
1993#2,38053#504409
1992#2,45952#488422
1991#2,35654#445488
1990#1,90573#442499
1989#2,14757#388567
1988#1,67177#332649
1987#1,63075#314679
1986#1,57276#298689
1985#2,02153#286715
1984#2,91530#307633
1983#4,68615#300656
1982#3,78021#284719
1981#4,96314#274770
1980#4,32717#276763
1979#3,54122#246871
1978#3,51221#246839
1977#4,23516#2221,000
1976#4,15415#227896
1975#2,88125#247840
1974#3,31320#221954
1973#2,26734#2121,028
1972#2,39830#1931,200
1971#2,17537#1681,593
1970#2,20336#1611,793
1969#1,59156#1731,605
1968#1,53955#1761,513
1967#1,65947#1831,340
1966#1,40361#1851,330
1965#1,71543#1791,429
1964#1,25477#1811,529
1963#1,33069#1831,610
1962#1,40762#1921,577
1961#1,24379#1841,681
1960#1,09297#1881,654
1959#1,031106#1891,560
1958#1,028103#1701,787
1957#958116#1791,693
1956#850136#1651,832
1955#797146#1781,536
1954#831128#1801,468
1953#860118#1871,354
1952#747141#1931,183
1951#697158#1961,117
1950#664165#204976
1949#668155#205977
1948#730134#219855
1947#829112#240735
1946#93679#255600
1945#87374#302392
1944#1,05355#313370
1943#1,15449#320361
1942#1,12649#332336
1941#1,04149#324331
1940#1,02349#307333
1939#1,02248#324288
1938#1,20037#357242
1937#1,19636#356229
1936#1,41327#380207
1935#1,51424#494134
1934#2,28913#449158
1933#2,16114#413172
1932#2,64411#461154
1931#2,9729#518124
1930#1,93418#515134
1929#3,1379#527122
1928#3,7437#601106
1927#3,8757#569117
1926#2,56913#541126
1925#3,11610#65495
1924#3,14410#635102
1923#4,3766#65795
1922#4,4456#426199
1921—#84367
1920#4,9755#96551
1919—#1,09739
1918—#1,17235
1917#3,3448#1,20332
1916#3,0319#1,84916
1915#3,7956#1,18130
1914—#1,26022
1913—#2,4966
1912—#1,35313
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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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,624 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #148 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,100 boysNHWashington: #183 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,345 boysWAIdaho: #191 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,068 boysIDMontana: #125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 570 boysMTNorth Dakota: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 608 boysNDMinnesota: #116 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 853 boysMNIllinois: #187 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,469 boysILWisconsin: #135 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,132 boysWIMichigan: #167 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,235 boysMINew York: #190 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,476 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,140 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,232 boysORNevada: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 679 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 788 boysSDIowa: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,079 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,285 boysINOhio: #178 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,524 boysOHPennsylvania: #143 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,212 boysPANew Jersey: #167 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,316 boysNJConnecticut: #137 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,148 boysCTCalifornia: #221 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,494 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #307 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,113 boysNEMissouri: #164 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,046 boysMOKentucky: #206 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,591 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #185 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,252 boysVAMaryland: #156 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedDEArizona: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,202 boysAZNew Mexico: #233 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,289 boysNMKansas: #167 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,033 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedARTennessee: #198 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,424 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 827 boysNCSouth Carolina: #188 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,132 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,021 boysDCOklahoma: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,279 boysOKLouisiana: #202 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,079 boysLAMississippi: #225 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMSAlabama: #130 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 716 boysALGeorgia: #135 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 716 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,100 boysTXFlorida: #155 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 831 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#116 · 1 in 853
  2. North Dakota#122 · 1 in 608
  3. Montana#125 · 1 in 570
  4. Alabama#130 · 1 in 716
  5. Nevada#134 · 1 in 679

Best ever in a state: #44 in North Dakota, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#116361 in 853
North Dakota#12281 in 608
Montana#12591 in 570
Alabama#130411 in 716
Nevada#13451 in 679
Georgia#135571 in 716
Wisconsin#135321 in 1,132
Connecticut#137201 in 1,148
Iowa#140211 in 1,079
Pennsylvania#143761 in 1,212
South Dakota#14561 in 788
New Hampshire#14851 in 1,100
North Carolina#149521 in 827
Nebraska#153101 in 1,113
Florida#155561 in 831
Maryland#156261 in 1,108
Missouri#164351 in 1,046
Kansas#167151 in 1,033
Michigan#167631 in 1,235
New Jersey#167411 in 1,316
District of Columbia#170121 in 1,021
Indiana#172351 in 1,285
Ohio#178591 in 1,524
Washington#183191 in 1,345
Virginia#185291 in 1,252
Illinois#187631 in 1,469
Oregon#187121 in 1,232
South Carolina#188201 in 1,132
New York#1901021 in 1,476
Idaho#19151 in 1,068
Oklahoma#193141 in 1,279
Maine#19651 in 1,624
Tennessee#198231 in 1,424
Louisiana#202321 in 1,079
Texas#205911 in 1,100
Kentucky#206171 in 1,591
Massachusetts#206151 in 3,140
Arizona#211121 in 1,202
California#2211111 in 1,494
Mississippi#225141 in 1,471
New Mexico#23371 in 1,289
Colorado#30761 in 2,899
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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 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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s193#1,097 (1919)#1,451
1920s1,080#426 (1922)#642
1930s1,842#324 (1939)#427
1940s5,290#205 (1949)#282
1950s14,506#165 (1956)#184
1960s15,268#173 (1969)#182
1970s11,014#161 (1970)#214
1980s6,840#274 (1981)#306
1990s3,519#442 (1990)#567
2000s1,776#735 (2000)#989
2010s1,198#1,160 (2015)#1,452
2020s532#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 1967

girls
#1,659
47 births · 1 in 35,128 girls
boys
#183
1,340 births · 1 in 1,301 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #1,659Daryl47

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #183Daryl1,340
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 35,128 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 78.9% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daryl
  1. #1,640Todd48
  2. #1,640Tracye48
  3. #1,640Winnie48
  4. #1,659Daryl47
  5. #1,659Alexia47
  6. #1,659Berta47
  7. #1,659Buffie47
  8. #1,682Alexa46
  9. #1,682Concepcion46
  10. #1,682Corey46

Tied with 22 names at #1,659; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,301 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daryl
  1. #180Nathan1,432
  2. #181Kent1,394
  3. #182Clarence1,376
  4. #183Daryl1,340
  5. #184Dan1,329
  6. #185Lonnie1,325
  7. #186Christian1,320
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →