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 #5695

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1792

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Metric Darrick Darryl
Current Rank #5695 #1792
Total Births (all years) 8,115 92,211
Peak Year 1971 1961
Peak Year Births 393 5,133
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darrick Darryl
1910ss — 47
1920ss — 124
1930ss — 1,558
1940ss 6 5,748
1950ss 279 15,086
1960ss 1,239 39,197
1970ss 3,165 8,385
1980ss 1,366 10,314
1990ss 1,065 6,543
2000ss 634 2,921
2010ss 274 1,788
2020ss 87 500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrick Darryl
2014 29 178
2015 32 192
2016 32 184
2017 19 138
2018 21 136
2019 15 133
2020 21 115
2021 20 102
2022 17 103
2023 13 89
2024 16 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, 1948–2024.

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