Darryll vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darryll

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Darryll Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1798
Total Births (all years) 1,366 92,285
Peak Year 1960 1961
Peak Year Births 63 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darryll Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s 23 1,558
1940s 106 5,750
1950s 204 15,083
1960s 485 39,200
1970s 219 8,385
1980s 165 10,313
1990s 102 6,545
2000s 57 2,922
2010s 5 1,788
2020s - 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryll Darryl
2014 - 178
2015 - 193
2016 5 184
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, 1936–2016.

← Compare different names