US rank #9075 Boys' name Peak 1955 543 births

Daryel — #9075 US boys' name

543 babies named Daryel in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s131940s481950s1231960s1201970s501980s171990s232000s342010s712020s39
#9075
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Daryel was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

19 babies were named Daryel in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daryel

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Daryel between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daryel currently holds the #9075 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daryel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Daryel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daryel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daryel 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 543 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.

Daryel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

543

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

1955

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#9,075

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daryel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
05101520 202420142002198319681960195219441926 5

Daryel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
123 births that decade — 23% of Daryel's all-time total
1920s51930s131940s481950s1231960s1201970s501980s171990s232000s342010s712020s39

Daryel by state

Where Daryel concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daryel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.9%
Texas share of Daryel's total US births 0.9%

5 of 543 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daryel?
543 babies have been named Daryel since 1926. It currently ranks #9075 among boys. The peak year was 1955 with 19 births.
When was Daryel most popular?
Daryel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Daryel most popular?
The top states for the name Daryel are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Daryel been used?
Daryel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daryel?
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, 1926–2024 (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.