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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNHWashington: #504 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,184 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedMNIllinois: #538 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,389 boysILWisconsin: #471 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,310 boysWIMichigan: #322 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,864 boysMINew York: #442 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 4,127 boysNYMassachusetts: #473 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,817 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #410 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,888 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedIAIndiana: #345 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,266 boysINOhio: #394 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,277 boysOHPennsylvania: #349 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,540 boysPANew Jersey: #388 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,762 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #515 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 5,687 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #565 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,258 boysMOKentucky: #396 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,859 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #364 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,004 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedDEArizona: #527 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,206 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,197 boysTNNorth Carolina: #483 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,642 boysNCSouth Carolina: #453 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,761 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,498 boysDCOklahoma: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,067 boysOKLouisiana: #315 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,907 boysLAMississippi: #336 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,048 boysMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,196 boysALGeorgia: #512 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,433 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedHITexas: #464 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 4,142 boysTXFlorida: #499 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,606 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#294 · 1 in 1,498
  2. Alabama#303 · 1 in 2,196
  3. Louisiana#315 · 1 in 1,907
  4. Michigan#322 · 1 in 2,864
  5. Mississippi#336 · 1 in 2,048

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#29451 in 1,498
Alabama#303121 in 2,196
Louisiana#315161 in 1,907
Michigan#322231 in 2,864
Mississippi#33681 in 2,048
Indiana#345121 in 3,266
Pennsylvania#349221 in 3,540
Tennessee#364111 in 3,197
Virginia#364141 in 3,004
New Jersey#388141 in 3,762
Ohio#394181 in 4,277
Kentucky#39651 in 4,859
Oregon#41051 in 3,888
New York#442321 in 4,127
South Carolina#45361 in 3,761
Oklahoma#45551 in 4,067
Texas#464371 in 4,142
Wisconsin#47161 in 5,310
Massachusetts#47361 in 6,817
North Carolina#483101 in 4,642
Florida#499191 in 4,606
Washington#50471 in 5,184
Georgia#512111 in 4,433
California#515501 in 5,687
Arizona#52761 in 5,206
Illinois#538161 in 5,389
Missouri#56551 in 7,258
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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 1992

girls
#2,459
52 births · 1 in 35,460 girls
boys
#488
422 births · 1 in 4,733 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. #2,459Daryl52

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. #488Daryl422
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 35,460 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 84.2% 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 Daryl
  1. #2,433Tammie53
  2. #2,433Tanaya53
  3. #2,433Zachary53
  4. #2,459Daryl52
  5. #2,459Ahsley52
  6. #2,459Alexzandra52
  7. #2,459Anakaren52
  8. #2,488Alexzandria51
  9. #2,488Ambrosia51
  10. #2,488Bessie51

Tied with 28 names at #2,459; 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 4,733 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 95.0% 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 Daryl
  1. #485Derick428
  2. #485Jaron428
  3. #487Kyler427
  4. #488Daryl422
  5. #489Courtney419
  6. #489Jarvis419
  7. #491Davonte414
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 →