Darien vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darien

Boy name · Rank #1251

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darien Darryl
Current Rank #1251 #1798
Total Births (all years) 10,977 92,285
Peak Year 1994 1961
Peak Year Births 607 5,134
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darien Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s - 1,558
1940s 7 5,750
1950s 46 15,083
1960s 524 39,200
1970s 511 8,385
1980s 701 10,313
1990s 3,583 6,545
2000s 2,888 2,922
2010s 1,916 1,788
2020s 801 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darien Darryl
2014 212 178
2015 189 193
2016 182 184
2017 174 138
2018 144 136
2019 151 133
2020 135 115
2021 132 102
2022 120 104
2023 131 89
2024 158 91
2025 125 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, 1949–2025.

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