Recorded 1930–2014 Boys' name Peak 1960 1,536 births

Darry — boys' name

1,536 babies named Darry in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s311940s1241950s3631960s5291970s2021980s1371990s822000s502010s18
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Darry was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

69 babies were named Darry in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darry

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,536 babies named Darry between 1930 and 2014, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darry currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darry performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 529 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Darry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Darry in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darry 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 1,536 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.

Darry at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,536

Since 1930

85 years of records

Peak year

1960

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1930

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2014

Darry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1930

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1960)
69
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
020406080 201419991987197719671957194719351930 5

Darry by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
529 births that decade — 34% of Darry's all-time total
1930s311940s1241950s3631960s5291970s2021980s1371990s822000s502010s18

Darry by state

Where Darry concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Darry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
62 4.0%
#2 Alabama
36 2.3%
#3 North Carolina
32 2.1%
#4 Texas
21 1.4%
#5 Louisiana
20 1.3%
#6 New York
18 1.2%
#7 Georgia
17 1.1%
#8 Tennessee
10 0.7%
Mississippi share of Darry's total US births 4.0%
Even split

62 of 1,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Darry appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darry?
1,536 babies have been named Darry since 1930. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1960 with 69 births.
When was Darry most popular?
Darry was most popular in the 1960s decade with 529 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Darry most popular?
The top states for the name Darry are Mississippi (62 births), Alabama (36 births), North Carolina (32 births).
How long has the name Darry been used?
Darry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 85 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Darry?
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.

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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, 1930–2014 (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.