Darryn — #11087 US boys' name
1,716 babies named Darryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 22% of names given to boys today.
24% of everyone ever named Darryn was born in this single decade.
82 babies were named Darryn in 1965 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darryn
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,716 babies named Darryn between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darryn currently holds the #11087 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 82 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darryn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Darryn in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darryn 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 1,716 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.
Darryn at a glance
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Current rank
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Darryn popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958
- Peak year (1965)
- 82
- Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
Currently ranks #11087 among boys.
1,716 total births across 67 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 82 births in a single year.
Darryn popularity over time — girls
49 total births recorded since 1962 (Darryn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Darryn accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Darryn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 408 births that decade — 24% of Darryn's all-time total
Darryn decade highlights
- Peak decade 408 births
- Runner-up 294 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Darryn's strongest decade
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 24% of all-time use.
Darryn by state
Where Darryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 78 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
78 of 1,716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 4.5% of nationwide
- New York 1.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.3% of nationwide
- Florida 1.2% of nationwide
- Texas 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Darryn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1958–2024 (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.