Recorded 1956–1960 Boys' name Peak 1957 18 births

Daryal — boys' name

18 babies named Daryal in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s5

The verdict

18 boys have been named Daryal since 1956, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1960.

18
total births
1956–1960
years on record
1950s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Daryal was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

7 babies were named Daryal in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daryal

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Daryal between 1956 and 1960, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daryal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daryal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daryal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daryal 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 18 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.

Daryal at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

18

Since 1956

5 years of records

Peak year

1957

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1956

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1960

Daryal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1956

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1957)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196019571956 6

Daryal by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 72% of Daryal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daryal?
18 babies have been named Daryal since 1956. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1957 with 7 births.
When was Daryal most popular?
Daryal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Daryal been used?
Daryal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 5 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Daryal?
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, 1956–1960 (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.