Darelle vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darelle

Boy name

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1792

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Metric Darelle Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1792
Total Births (all years) 284 92,211
Peak Year 1989 1961
Peak Year Births 18 5,133
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darelle Darryl
1910ss — 47
1920ss — 124
1930ss — 1,558
1940ss — 5,748
1950ss — 15,086
1960ss — 39,197
1970ss 21 8,385
1980ss 103 10,314
1990ss 86 6,543
2000ss 49 2,921
2010ss 25 1,788
2020ss — 500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darelle Darryl
2014 — 178
2015 — 192
2016 5 184
2017 — 138
2018 — 136
2019 5 133
2020 — 115
2021 — 102
2022 — 103
2023 — 89
2024 — 91

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, 1974–2019.

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