Daryn
Daryn is a masculine given name which may refer to:Daryn Colledge, American former National Football League player Daryn Cresswell, former Australian rules footballer Daryn Dupavillon, South African cricketer Daryn Jones, Canadian comedian and radio and television personality Daryn Kagan, American broadcast journalist and former CNN news anchor Daryn Okada, American cinematographer Daryn Pittman,…
- Kazakh
Meaning & Origin of Daryn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daryn is a masculine given name which may refer to:Daryn Colledge, American former National Football League player Daryn Cresswell, former Australian rules footballer Daryn Dupavillon, South African cricketer Daryn Jones, Canadian comedian and radio and television personality Daryn Kagan, American broadcast journalist and former CNN news anchor Daryn Okada, American cinematographer Daryn Pittman,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Kazakh
The Story of Daryn
As a girl name
Daryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1954, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 53 Daryns were born — ranking #2,570 that year. As of 2026, Daryn ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 987 Daryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Daryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 108 Daryns were born — ranking #716 that year. As of 2026, Daryn ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 2K Daryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Daryn most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- KZ66%
- Saint Lucia14%
- Bulgaria8%
- NP8%
- AE5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Daryn
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Daryn
Daryn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Daryn's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #716. Use the chart and map above to compare Daryn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.