Darrick vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darrick

Boy name · Rank #5713

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darrick Darryl
Current Rank #5713 #1798
Total Births (all years) 8,130 92,285
Peak Year 1971 1961
Peak Year Births 393 5,134
Peak Decade 1970s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darrick Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s - 1,558
1940s 6 5,750
1950s 279 15,083
1960s 1,239 39,200
1970s 3,165 8,385
1980s 1,366 10,313
1990s 1,065 6,545
2000s 634 2,922
2010s 274 1,788
2020s 102 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrick Darryl
2014 29 178
2015 32 193
2016 32 184
2017 19 138
2018 21 136
2019 15 133
2020 21 115
2021 20 102
2022 17 104
2023 13 89
2024 16 91
2025 15 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, 1948–2025.

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