Darrel vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darrel

Boy name · Rank #5254

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darrel Darryl
Current Rank #5254 #1798
Total Births (all years) 29,769 92,285
Peak Year 1960 1961
Peak Year Births 659 5,134
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darrel Darryl
1900s 63 -
1910s 612 47
1920s 1,898 124
1930s 3,734 1,558
1940s 5,275 5,750
1950s 6,035 15,083
1960s 5,499 39,200
1970s 2,658 8,385
1980s 1,862 10,313
1990s 1,136 6,545
2000s 538 2,922
2010s 328 1,788
2020s 131 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrel Darryl
2014 48 178
2015 30 193
2016 22 184
2017 19 138
2018 29 136
2019 28 133
2020 21 115
2021 37 102
2022 20 104
2023 18 89
2024 18 91
2025 17 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, 1900–2025.

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