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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,884 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: #163 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,034 boysILWisconsin: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,800 boysWIMichigan: #164 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMINew York: #146 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,047 boysNYMassachusetts: #257 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,914 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,548 boysORNevada: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,357 boysNVWyoming: 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: #243 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,462 boysINOhio: #225 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,311 boysOHPennsylvania: #140 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,125 boysPANew Jersey: #132 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 960 boysNJConnecticut: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,526 boysCTCalifornia: #314 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 2,513 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #431 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,913 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #156 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,232 boysMOKentucky: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,654 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #162 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,066 boysVAMaryland: #105 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 677 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedDEArizona: #426 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,055 boysAZNew 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: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,791 boysTNNorth Carolina: #166 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,122 boysNCSouth Carolina: #177 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,021 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 401 boysDCOklahoma: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,969 boysOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 825 boysLAMississippi: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,819 boysMSAlabama: #150 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 873 boysALGeorgia: #192 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,231 boysGAHawaii: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,349 boysHITexas: #340 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 2,656 boysTXFlorida: #205 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,348 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#83 · 1 in 401
  2. Maryland#105 · 1 in 677
  3. New Jersey#132 · 1 in 960
  4. Pennsylvania#140 · 1 in 1,125
  5. New York#146 · 1 in 1,047

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#83201 in 401
Maryland#105431 in 677
New Jersey#132521 in 960
Pennsylvania#140691 in 1,125
New York#1461201 in 1,047
Alabama#150291 in 873
Missouri#156291 in 1,232
Virginia#162371 in 1,066
Illinois#163791 in 1,034
Michigan#164541 in 1,197
North Carolina#166371 in 1,122
Louisiana#167391 in 825
South Carolina#177211 in 1,021
Connecticut#183141 in 1,526
Georgia#192371 in 1,231
Wisconsin#197181 in 1,800
Florida#205591 in 1,348
Nevada#20751 in 1,357
Tennessee#218181 in 1,791
Ohio#225331 in 2,311
Indiana#243151 in 2,462
Hawaii#25351 in 1,349
Kentucky#25391 in 2,654
Massachusetts#257141 in 2,914
Mississippi#28991 in 1,819
Washington#295111 in 2,884
California#314951 in 2,513
Oklahoma#32371 in 2,969
Texas#340541 in 2,656
Oregon#35051 in 3,548
Arizona#42671 in 4,055
Colorado#43151 in 4,913
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Kansas
Maine
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Nebraska
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New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
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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 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 1987

girls
#3,169
29 births · 1 in 59,953 girls
boys
#223
1,076 births · 1 in 1,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #3,169Darryl29

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #223Darryl1,076
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 59,953 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 76.1% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #3,101Winona30
  2. #3,101Yuridia30
  3. #3,101Zenaida30
  4. #3,169Darryl29
  5. #3,169Aiesha29
  6. #3,169Alli29
  7. #3,169Amberley29
  8. #3,257Abra28
  9. #3,257Analicia28
  10. #3,257Anessa28

Tied with 87 names at #3,169; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 1,808Janay#2,195#387
  2. 1,048Channing#1,638#590
  3. 786Ayla#1,380#594
  4. 714Yessenia#1,439#725
  5. 648Denisse#1,602#954
Fallers
  1. 1,153Halley#580#1,733
  2. 674Cherrelle#879#1,553
  3. 637Sharday#933#1,570
  4. 613Sharde#873#1,486
  5. 539Shardae#832#1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,735 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 97.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #220Eduardo1,079
  2. #221Marvin1,078
  3. #221Neil1,078
  4. #223Darryl1,076
  5. #224Micah1,064
  6. #225Armando1,051
  7. #226Terrence1,044
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 994Trevin#1,962#968
  2. 819Conner#1,617#798
  3. 593Mychal#1,363#770
  4. 503Jaren#1,457#954
  5. 457Corbin#1,049#592
Fallers
  1. 623Durell#816#1,439
  2. 336Jayce#694#1,030
  3. 267Rasheed#921#1,188
  4. 263Deshaun#971#1,234
  5. 260Britt#880#1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987