Daron vs Darryl

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

Name A

Daron

Boy name · Rank #4737

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Daron Darryl
Current Rank #4737 #1798
Total Births (all years) 7,652 92,285
Peak Year 1965 1961
Peak Year Births 241 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Daron Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s - 1,558
1940s 30 5,750
1950s 191 15,083
1960s 1,448 39,200
1970s 1,325 8,385
1980s 1,265 10,313
1990s 1,374 6,545
2000s 1,198 2,922
2010s 630 1,788
2020s 191 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daron Darryl
2014 55 178
2015 59 193
2016 60 184
2017 54 138
2018 34 136
2019 47 133
2020 48 115
2021 35 102
2022 27 104
2023 27 89
2024 21 91
2025 33 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, 1945–2025.

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