Daryle
Daryle is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Daryle H. Busch (1928–2021), American inorganic chemist Daryle Lamont Jenkins, American political activist Daryle Lamonica (1941–2022), American football quarterback Daryle Singletary (1971–2018), American country music singer Daryle Skaugstad, former nose tackle in the National Football League Daryle Smith (1964–2010), American…
Meaning & Origin of Daryle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daryle is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Daryle H. Busch (1928–2021), American inorganic chemist Daryle Lamont Jenkins, American political activist Daryle Lamonica (1941–2022), American football quarterback Daryle Singletary (1971–2018), American country music singer Daryle Skaugstad, former nose tackle in the National Football League Daryle Smith (1964–2010), American…
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The Story of Daryle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daryle as a girl name dates back to 1933, when 6 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Daryle — #2,597 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Daryle on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Daryle last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 198 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Daryle on the record books as a boy name in 1917, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 142 Daryles were born — ranking #695 that year. About 25% of every Daryle on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Daryle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Daryle
Daryle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Daryle's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #695. Use the chart and map above to compare Daryle'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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