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

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1792

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Metric Darryll Darryl
Current Rank Unranked #1792
Total Births (all years) 1,366 92,211
Peak Year 1960 1961
Peak Year Births 63 5,133
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1936 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darryll Darryl
1910ss — 47
1920ss — 124
1930ss 23 1,558
1940ss 106 5,748
1950ss 204 15,086
1960ss 485 39,197
1970ss 219 8,385
1980ss 165 10,314
1990ss 102 6,543
2000ss 57 2,921
2010ss 5 1,788
2020ss — 500

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryll Darryl
2014 — 178
2015 — 192
2016 5 184
2017 — 138
2018 — 136
2019 — 133
2020 — 115
2021 — 102
2022 — 103
2023 — 89
2024 — 91

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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