Darnel vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darnel

Boy name

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1792

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Metric Darnel Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1792
Total Births (all years) 1,006 92,211
Peak Year 1986 1961
Peak Year Births 36 5,133
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1937 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darnel Darryl
1910ss — 47
1920ss — 124
1930ss 7 1,558
1940ss 12 5,748
1950ss 46 15,086
1960ss 133 39,197
1970ss 175 8,385
1980ss 218 10,314
1990ss 218 6,543
2000ss 141 2,921
2010ss 48 1,788
2020ss 8 500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darnel Darryl
2014 — 178
2015 5 192
2016 — 184
2017 11 138
2018 6 136
2019 — 133
2020 — 115
2021 8 102
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, 1937–2021.

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