Darryl vs Daryl

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

Name A

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1792

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Name B

Daryl

Boy name · Rank #1994

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Metric Darryl Daryl
Current Rank #1792 #1994
Total Births (all years) 92,211 62,940
Peak Year 1961 1956
Peak Year Births 5,133 1,832
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Darryl Daryl
1910ss 47 193
1920ss 124 1,080
1930ss 1,558 1,842
1940ss 5,748 5,290
1950ss 15,086 14,505
1960ss 39,197 15,268
1970ss 8,385 11,014
1980ss 10,314 6,840
1990ss 6,543 3,519
2000ss 2,921 1,776
2010ss 1,788 1,196
2020ss 500 417

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryl Daryl
2014 178 139
2015 192 160
2016 184 142
2017 138 130
2018 136 99
2019 133 74
2020 115 95
2021 102 92
2022 103 78
2023 89 75
2024 91 77

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, 1913–2024.

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