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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • 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: #384 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,598 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: #209 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,268 boysILWisconsin: #491 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,548 boysWIMichigan: #173 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,227 boysMINew York: #226 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,581 boysNYMassachusetts: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,191 boysMARhode 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: #311 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,074 boysINOhio: #201 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,593 boysOHPennsylvania: #159 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,235 boysPANew Jersey: #193 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,484 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #312 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 2,340 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedUTColorado: #305 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,426 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedNEMissouri: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,070 boysMOKentucky: #261 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,475 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedWVVirginia: #181 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,275 boysVAMaryland: #141 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 884 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: #191 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,263 boysTNNorth Carolina: #205 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,439 boysNCSouth Carolina: #261 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,550 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #107 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 439 boysDCOklahoma: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,446 boysOKLouisiana: #126 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 596 boysLAMississippi: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,117 boysMSAlabama: #198 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,055 boysALGeorgia: #197 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,187 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darryl, so not publishedHITexas: #425 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,564 boysTXFlorida: #243 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,590 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#107 · 1 in 439
  2. Louisiana#126 · 1 in 596
  3. Maryland#141 · 1 in 884
  4. Pennsylvania#159 · 1 in 1,235
  5. Michigan#173 · 1 in 1,227

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#107181 in 439
Louisiana#126521 in 596
Maryland#141371 in 884
Pennsylvania#159651 in 1,235
Michigan#173561 in 1,227
Virginia#181331 in 1,275
Tennessee#191281 in 1,263
New Jersey#193361 in 1,484
Georgia#197411 in 1,187
Alabama#198251 in 1,055
Ohio#201501 in 1,593
North Carolina#205321 in 1,439
Illinois#209691 in 1,268
Mississippi#211151 in 1,117
New York#226851 in 1,581
Florida#243561 in 1,590
Missouri#256181 in 2,070
Kentucky#261101 in 2,475
South Carolina#261151 in 1,550
Colorado#305101 in 2,426
Indiana#311131 in 3,074
California#3121231 in 2,340
Washington#384101 in 3,598
Massachusetts#38581 in 5,191
Oklahoma#38861 in 3,446
Texas#425431 in 3,564
Wisconsin#49151 in 6,548
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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 1991

girls
#8,588
9 births · 1 in 208,334 girls
boys
#269
1,003 births · 1 in 2,014 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #8,588Darryl9

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #269Darryl1,003
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 208,334 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 44.5% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #7,987Zaynah10
  2. #7,987Zita10
  3. #7,987Zohra10
  4. #8,588Darryl9
  5. #8,588Adaline9
  6. #8,588Adama9
  7. #8,588Adelene9
  8. #9,336Aaisha8
  9. #9,336Aaryn8
  10. #9,336Abbigale8

Tied with 747 names at #8,588; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,014 of them was named Darryl, which outranked 97.2% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darryl
  1. #266Darrell1,020
  2. #267Branden1,011
  3. #268Arturo1,006
  4. #269Darryl1,003
  5. #270Nickolas1,002
  6. #271Kody982
  7. #271Miles982
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991