Darell vs Darryl

Side-by-side comparison of Darell and Darryl - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Darell

Boy name · Rank #1962

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darell Darryl
Current Rank #1962 #1798
Total Births (all years) 5,420 92,285
Peak Year 1988 1961
Peak Year Births 98 5,134
Peak Decade 1980s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darell Darryl
1910s 35 47
1920s 135 124
1930s 255 1,558
1940s 488 5,750
1950s 662 15,083
1960s 671 39,200
1970s 537 8,385
1980s 703 10,313
1990s 626 6,545
2000s 431 2,922
2010s 444 1,788
2020s 433 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darell Darryl
2014 36 178
2015 29 193
2016 29 184
2017 44 138
2018 80 136
2019 68 133
2020 78 115
2021 60 102
2022 64 104
2023 64 89
2024 80 91
2025 87 69

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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