Daryl vs Darryl

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

Name A

Daryl

Boy name · Rank #2001

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Name B

Darryl

Boy name · Rank #1798

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Metric Daryl Darryl
Current Rank #2001 #1798
Total Births (all years) 63,058 92,285
Peak Year 1956 1961
Peak Year Births 1,832 5,134
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Daryl Darryl
1910s 193 47
1920s 1,080 124
1930s 1,842 1,558
1940s 5,290 5,750
1950s 14,506 15,083
1960s 15,268 39,200
1970s 11,014 8,385
1980s 6,840 10,313
1990s 3,519 6,545
2000s 1,776 2,922
2010s 1,198 1,788
2020s 532 570

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daryl Darryl
2014 139 178
2015 161 193
2016 142 184
2017 130 138
2018 99 136
2019 74 133
2020 97 115
2021 92 102
2022 78 104
2023 75 89
2024 77 91
2025 113 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, 1912–2025.

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