Recorded 1917–2009 Unisex name Peak 1970 2,633 births

Daryle — boys' name

2,633 babies named Daryle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s811930s1731940s2891950s5011960s6611970s5501980s1651990s1392000s61
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Daryle was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

142 babies were named Daryle in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daryle

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,633 babies named Daryle between 1917 and 2009, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daryle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 142 babies received it in a single year. Daryle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 198 additional births since 1933.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daryle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 661 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Daryle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Daryle in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daryle 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 2,633 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.

Daryle at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

2,633

Since 1917

93 years of records

Peak year

1970

142 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1917

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2009

Daryle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1917

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1970)
142
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
-50050100150 200919961984197219601948193619241917 5

Daryle popularity over time — girls

198 total births recorded since 1933 (Daryle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 198 births
46810121416 19891962195519511947194319381933 6

Daryle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
661 births that decade — 25% of Daryle's all-time total
1910s131920s811930s1731940s2891950s5011960s6611970s5501980s1651990s1392000s61

Daryle by state

Where Daryle concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daryle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 5.1%
#2 New York
74 2.8%
#3 Texas
47 1.8%
#4 Ohio
40 1.5%
#5 Illinois
31 1.2%
#6 Michigan
24 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
21 0.8%
#8 New Jersey
19 0.7%
California share of Daryle's total US births 5.1%
Even split

134 of 2,633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Daryle appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daryle?
2,633 babies have been named Daryle since 1917. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1970 with 142 births.
When was Daryle most popular?
Daryle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 661 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Daryle most popular?
The top states for the name Daryle are California (134 births), New York (74 births), Texas (47 births).
Is Daryle a unisex name?
Yes, Daryle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,633 births, and as a girl's name it has 198 births.
How long has the name Daryle been used?
Daryle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 93 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Daryle?
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, 1917–2009 (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.