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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #174 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,132 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedIDMontana: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,482 boysMTNorth Dakota: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 623 boysNDMinnesota: #134 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,066 boysMNIllinois: #187 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,413 boysILWisconsin: #131 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,084 boysWIMichigan: #172 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,425 boysMINew York: #214 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,802 boysNYMassachusetts: #184 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,654 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedRIOregon: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,564 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #100 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 550 boysSDIowa: #109 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 727 boysIAIndiana: #153 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,067 boysINOhio: #147 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 995 boysOHPennsylvania: #179 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,761 boysPANew Jersey: #182 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,662 boysNJConnecticut: #158 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,528 boysCTCalifornia: #186 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 1,140 boysCAUtah: #221 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,509 boysUTColorado: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,348 boysCONebraska: #160 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,077 boysNEMissouri: #167 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMOKentucky: #163 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,101 boysKYWest Virginia: #217 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,965 boysWVVirginia: #191 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,310 boysVAMaryland: #242 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,262 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Daryl, so not publishedDEArizona: #204 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,127 boysAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,896 boysNMKansas: #137 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 785 boysKSArkansas: #234 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,631 boysARTennessee: #161 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,019 boysTNNorth Carolina: #188 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,255 boysNCSouth Carolina: #228 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,702 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #184 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,206 boysDCOklahoma: #162 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 942 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,011 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,278 boysMSAlabama: #162 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 887 boysALGeorgia: #188 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,116 boysGAHawaii: #170 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 757 boysHITexas: #217 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 1,181 boysTXFlorida: #165 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 951 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#100 · 1 in 550
  2. Iowa#109 · 1 in 727
  3. North Dakota#115 · 1 in 623
  4. Wisconsin#131 · 1 in 1,084
  5. Minnesota#134 · 1 in 1,066

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#100141 in 550
Iowa#109401 in 727
North Dakota#115111 in 623
Wisconsin#131421 in 1,084
Minnesota#134381 in 1,066
Kansas#137281 in 785
Ohio#1471061 in 995
Indiana#153491 in 1,067
Connecticut#158171 in 1,528
Nebraska#160151 in 1,077
Tennessee#161381 in 1,019
Alabama#162411 in 887
Oklahoma#162251 in 942
Kentucky#163311 in 1,101
Florida#165571 in 951
Missouri#167431 in 1,081
Hawaii#170101 in 757
Michigan#172621 in 1,425
Washington#174271 in 1,132
Pennsylvania#179631 in 1,761
New Jersey#182371 in 1,662
District of Columbia#184121 in 1,206
Massachusetts#184211 in 2,654
California#1861641 in 1,140
Illinois#187781 in 1,413
Georgia#188421 in 1,116
North Carolina#188411 in 1,255
Louisiana#189401 in 1,011
Virginia#191331 in 1,310
Arizona#204151 in 1,127
Colorado#206161 in 1,348
Oregon#211111 in 1,564
New York#214971 in 1,802
Montana#21551 in 1,482
Mississippi#216211 in 1,278
Texas#2171011 in 1,181
West Virginia#21791 in 1,965
Utah#22181 in 1,509
South Carolina#228161 in 1,702
Arkansas#234121 in 1,631
Maryland#242141 in 2,262
New Mexico#30171 in 1,896
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
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
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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 1962

girls
#1,407
62 births · 1 in 31,719 girls
boys
#192
1,577 births · 1 in 1,312 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #1,407Daryl62

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #192Daryl1,577
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 31,719 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 81.4% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daryl
  1. #1,395Milissa63
  2. #1,395Sharilyn63
  3. #1,395Valentina63
  4. #1,407Daryl62
  5. #1,407Carroll62
  6. #1,407Cristi62
  7. #1,407George62
  8. #1,419Gwenda61
  9. #1,419Kenda61
  10. #1,419Lara61

Tied with 11 names at #1,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,312 of them was named Daryl, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daryl
  1. #189Kenny1,594
  2. #190Herbert1,580
  3. #191Derrick1,579
  4. #192Daryl1,577
  5. #193Manuel1,564
  6. #194Lonnie1,561
  7. #195Lloyd1,543
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962