Boys' name · since 1913
Darryl
92,285 babies named Darryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92,285
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darryl is the #2110 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 92,285 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Darryl recorded 92,285 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #2110 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 92,285 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darryl ranks #330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 92,285 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 92,285
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darryl's 92,285 recorded births place it above 99.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darryl compares
92,285 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darryl's all-time total is 250x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darryl | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 92,285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,134 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darryl splits its recorded history at 1970: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 5,134 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darryl popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 5,134
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Darryl popularity over time - girls
1,134 total births recorded since 1936 (Darryl as girls' name)
Darryl by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (39,200 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Darryl's strongest decade.
39,200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Darryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 124
1920s
124 births
- 1930s 1,558
1930s
1,558 births
- 1940s 5,750
1940s
5,750 births
- 1950s 15,083
1950s
15,083 births
- 1960s
1960s
39,200 births
- 1970s 8,385
1970s
8,385 births
- 1980s 10,313
1980s
10,313 births
- 1990s 6,545
1990s
6,545 births
- 2000s 2,922
2000s
2,922 births
- 2010s 1,788
2010s
1,788 births
- 2020s 570
2020s
570 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39,200 births (42% of all-time use).
How Darryl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darryl's total volume
Darryl by state
Where Darryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,617 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 8,015 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6,384 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5,347 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5,099 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 4,424 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 4,269 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 3,879 | 4.2% |
8,617 of 92,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Darryl appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darryl's data
- Darryl's decade-level peak was the 1960s (39,200 total births); usage has since declined to 570 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darryls (8,617 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darryl draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.