Darryel — boys' name
248 babies named Darryel in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
46% of everyone ever named Darryel was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Darryel in 1957 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darryel
The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Darryel between 1939 and 1991, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darryel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darryel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Darryel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darryel 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 248 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.
Darryel at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Darryel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1939
- Peak year (1957)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
248 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1957 with 18 births in a single year.
Darryel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 114 births that decade — 46% of Darryel's all-time total
Darryel decade highlights
- Peak decade 114 births
- Runner-up 82 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Darryel's strongest decade
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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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, 1939–1991 (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.