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.

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Darryll

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1460

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Metric Darryll Darrell
Current Rank Unranked #1460
Total Births (all years) 1,366 159,766
Peak Year 1960 1958
Peak Year Births 63 4,771
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Darryll Darrell
1880s - 5
1890s - 64
1900s - 125
1910s - 1,642
1920s - 5,128
1930s 23 11,126
1940s 106 18,225
1950s 204 37,257
1960s 485 38,025
1970s 219 20,072
1980s 165 13,162
1990s 102 7,556
2000s 57 4,108
2010s 5 2,536
2020s - 735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryll Darrell
2014 - 259
2015 - 226
2016 5 236
2017 - 240
2018 - 189
2019 - 170
2020 - 147
2021 - 130
2022 - 127
2023 - 110
2024 - 124
2025 - 97

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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