Recorded 1957–1994 Boys' name Peak 1965 347 births

Darrly — boys' name

347 babies named Darrly in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s1871970s441980s791990s19
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Darrly was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

25 babies were named Darrly in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darrly

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Darrly between 1957 and 1994, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrly performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darrly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darrly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 347 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darrly at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

347

Since 1957

38 years of records

Peak year

1965

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1957

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1994

Darrly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1957

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1965)
25
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 19941987198219751969196419591957 5

Darrly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
187 births that decade — 54% of Darrly's all-time total
1950s181960s1871970s441980s791990s19

Darrly by state

Where Darrly concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darrly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.4%
New York share of Darrly's total US births 1.4%

5 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrly?
347 babies have been named Darrly since 1957. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1965 with 25 births.
When was Darrly most popular?
Darrly was most popular in the 1960s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Darrly most popular?
The top states for the name Darrly are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Darrly been used?
Darrly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 38 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Darrly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.