Darryn vs Darryl

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

Name A

Darryn

Boy name · Rank #11133

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Darryn Darryl
Current Rank #11133 #1798
Total Births (all years) 1,723 92,285
Peak Year 1965 1961
Peak Year Births 82 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1958 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Darryn Darryl
1910s - 47
1920s - 124
1930s - 1,558
1940s - 5,750
1950s 15 15,083
1960s 408 39,200
1970s 207 8,385
1980s 217 10,313
1990s 294 6,545
2000s 283 2,922
2010s 253 1,788
2020s 46 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darryn Darryl
2014 24 178
2015 23 193
2016 21 184
2017 16 138
2018 24 136
2019 12 133
2020 7 115
2021 15 102
2022 6 104
2023 5 89
2024 6 91
2025 7 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, 1958–2025.

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