Darryel vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darryel

Boy name

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darryel Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1798
Total Births (all years) 248 92,285
Peak Year 1957 1961
Peak Year Births 18 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1939 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darryel Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s 5 1,558
1940s 14 5,750
1950s 82 15,083
1960s 114 39,200
1970s 5 8,385
1980s 18 10,313
1990s 10 6,545
2000s - 2,922
2010s - 1,788
2020s - 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryel 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, 1939–1991.

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