Recorded 1934–2023 Boys' name Peak 1960 1,697 births

Daryll — boys' name

1,697 babies named Daryll in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s421940s1651950s2941960s4111970s3061980s2361990s1352000s602010s362020s12
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Daryll was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

53 babies were named Daryll in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daryll

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,697 babies named Daryll between 1934 and 2023, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daryll currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daryll performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Daryll shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Daryll in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daryll 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 1,697 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.

Daryll at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,697

Since 1934

90 years of records

Peak year

1960

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1934

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2023

Daryll popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1934

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1960)
53
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
0204060 202320061995198519751965195519451934 6

Daryll popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1944 (Daryll as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 195719511944 6

Daryll by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
411 births that decade — 24% of Daryll's all-time total
1930s421940s1651950s2941960s4111970s3061980s2361990s1352000s602010s362020s12

Daryll by state

Where Daryll concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Daryll
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
72 4.2%
#2 California
61 3.6%
#3 Ohio
25 1.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
20 1.2%
#5 Florida
16 0.9%
#6 Illinois
6 0.4%
#7 Michigan
5 0.3%
New York share of Daryll's total US births 4.2%
Even split

72 of 1,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daryll?
1,697 babies have been named Daryll since 1934. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1960 with 53 births.
When was Daryll most popular?
Daryll was most popular in the 1960s decade with 411 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Daryll most popular?
The top states for the name Daryll are New York (72 births), California (61 births), Ohio (25 births).
How long has the name Daryll been used?
Daryll has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 90 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daryll?
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, 1934–2023 (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.