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Darryll

100% boys · last recorded 2016

Darryll has been given to about 1,366 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,147
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darryll per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 63
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,366

How popular is Darryll?

Its best year was 1960, when 63 babies were given the name, ranking 955th. The typical living American called Darryll is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Darryll

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darryl0.91
  2. Daryl0.88
  3. Darrell0.79
  4. Darell0.76
  5. Darrel0.70
  6. Darnell0.69
  7. Dariel0.66
  8. Carroll0.65

Middle names for Darryll

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

Sibling names for Darryll

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.72
  2. Rockybrother · 0.71
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.71
  4. Gwensister · 0.70
  5. Reginasister · 0.70
  6. Tonybrother · 0.69

Where Darryll is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Darryll Anderson0.74
    2. Darryll White0.72
    3. Darryll Reyes0.72
    4. Darryll Nguyen0.72
    5. Darryll Moore0.72
    6. Darryll Green0.72

    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 Darryll

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

    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.