Darryl
Darryl is a given name, a variant spelling of Darell. Variations of this name include: Daryl, Daryll, Darryll, and Darrel.
- English
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Darryl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darryl is a given name, a variant spelling of Darell. Variations of this name include: Daryl, Daryll, Darryll, and Darrel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- African American
The Story of Darryl
Darryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 5,133 Darryls were born — ranking #80 that year. As of 2026, Darryl ranks #1,908 for baby boys with 84 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 92K Darryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Darryl
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Names that sound like Darryl
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About the name Darryl
Darryl is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 92K births in the dataset. Darryl's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #68. Use the chart and map above to compare Darryl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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