Daren vs Darryl

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

Name A

Daren

Boy name · Rank #2845

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Daren Darryl
Current Rank #2845 #1798
Total Births (all years) 10,855 92,285
Peak Year 1965 1961
Peak Year Births 761 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Daren Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s 77 124
1930s 31 1,558
1940s 96 5,750
1950s 288 15,083
1960s 3,951 39,200
1970s 2,174 8,385
1980s 1,558 10,313
1990s 1,062 6,545
2000s 910 2,922
2010s 498 1,788
2020s 210 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daren Darryl
2014 57 178
2015 39 193
2016 37 184
2017 35 138
2018 41 136
2019 32 133
2020 31 115
2021 35 102
2022 25 104
2023 37 89
2024 45 91
2025 37 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, 1922–2025.

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