Darrol vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darrol

Boy name

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darrol Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1798
Total Births (all years) 654 92,285
Peak Year 1947 1961
Peak Year Births 25 5,134
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darrol Darryl
1910s 6 47
1920s 54 124
1930s 96 1,558
1940s 132 5,750
1950s 159 15,083
1960s 121 39,200
1970s 49 8,385
1980s 27 10,313
1990s 5 6,545
2000s 5 2,922
2010s - 1,788
2020s - 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darrol Darryl
2014 - 178
2015 - 193
2016 - 184
2017 - 138
2018 - 136
2019 - 133
2020 - 115
2021 - 102
2022 - 104
2023 - 89
2024 - 91
2025 - 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, 1918–2005.

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