Unisex name · since 1958
Daryn
2,414 babies named Daryn 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.
- #2,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,414
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,414 babies have been named Daryn since 1958, making it today's #12261 unisex name.
Daryn has 2,414 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12261 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #2,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,261 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,414 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daryn ranks #2,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,414 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,942 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,414
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daryn's 2,414 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daryn compares
2,414 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daryn's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daryn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,414 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daryn's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daryn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Daryn popularity over time - girls
988 total births recorded since 1954 (Daryn as girls' name)
Daryn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (459 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Daryn's strongest decade.
459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Daryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
459 births
- 1970s
1970s
422 births
- 1980s
1980s
349 births
- 1990s
1990s
457 births
- 2000s
2000s
407 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 459 births (19% of all-time use).
How Daryn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daryn's total volume
Daryn by state
Where Daryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 168 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.2% |
168 of 2,414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Daryn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daryn's data
- Daryn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (459 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daryns (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daryn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.