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Darryl

/ˈdɛɹəl/ · 99% boys · 69 born in 2025

Darryl has been given to about 93,419 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛɹəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 78,386
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darryl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 5,178
  • Born in 202569
  • All time93,419

How popular is Darryl?

Its best year was 1961, when 5,178 babies were given the name, ranking 80th. The typical living American called Darryl is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Darryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daryl0.97
  2. Darrel0.72
  3. Darrell0.70
  4. Darell0.69
  5. Dariel0.68
  6. Darrin0.65
  7. Darrick0.63
  8. Darin0.61

Middle names for Darryl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darryl John0.77
  2. Darryl Bryce0.76
  3. Darryl Ross0.76
  4. Darryl Quinn0.76
  5. Darryl Neal0.76
  6. Darryl Jude0.76

Sibling names for Darryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.96
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.94
  3. Tonybrother · 0.91
  4. Reginasister · 0.90
  5. Jaybrother · 0.90
  6. Robinsister · 0.89

Where Darryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Darryl Anderson0.74
  2. Darryl White0.72
  3. Darryl Reyes0.72
  4. Darryl Nguyen0.72
  5. Darryl Moore0.72
  6. Darryl Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Darryl

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Darryl across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.