Darryll vs Darrell

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

Name A

Darryll

Boy name

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1466

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Metric Darryll Darrell
Current Rank Unranked #1466
Total Births (all years) 1,366 159,669
Peak Year 1960 1958
Peak Year Births 63 4,770
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darryll Darrell
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 64
1900ss — 125
1910ss — 1,642
1920ss — 5,128
1930ss 23 11,125
1940ss 106 18,226
1950ss 204 37,258
1960ss 485 38,024
1970ss 219 20,072
1980ss 165 13,165
1990ss 102 7,556
2000ss 57 4,108
2010ss 5 2,534
2020ss — 637

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryll Darrell
2014 — 259
2015 — 226
2016 5 235
2017 — 240
2018 — 189
2019 — 169
2020 — 147
2021 — 130
2022 — 127
2023 — 110
2024 — 123

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, 1936–2016.

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