Darrin vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darrin

Boy name · Rank #3408

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darrin Darryl
Current Rank #3408 #1798
Total Births (all years) 29,615 92,285
Peak Year 1965 1961
Peak Year Births 3,255 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darrin Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s - 1,558
1940s 10 5,750
1950s 206 15,083
1960s 13,609 39,200
1970s 6,934 8,385
1980s 3,510 10,313
1990s 2,901 6,545
2000s 1,536 2,922
2010s 693 1,788
2020s 216 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrin Darryl
2014 66 178
2015 57 193
2016 60 184
2017 65 138
2018 62 136
2019 46 133
2020 40 115
2021 45 102
2022 37 104
2023 26 89
2024 34 91
2025 34 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, 1947–2025.

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