Is Darryl a boy or girl name?
Darryl is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 91 boys were named Darryl, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 93,345 US babies named Darryl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,788
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darryl since 1913
- 93,345
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5,177 babies
Boys and girls named Darryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,558 | 28 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 5,748 | 151 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 15,086 | 232 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 39,197 | 353 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 8,385 | 98 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 10,314 | 152 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 6,543 | 106 | 1.6% |
| 2000s | 2,921 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 1,788 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 103 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 184 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 178 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 192 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 213 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 209 | #950 | 6 | #15,295 |
| 2010 | 213 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 235 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 293 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 242 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 271 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 260 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 277 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 281 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 332 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 346 | #582 | 8 | #11,268 |
| 2000 | 384 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 391 | #532 | 9 | #9,690 |
| 1998 | 420 | #507 | 8 | #10,343 |
| 1997 | 488 | #451 | 7 | #11,135 |
| 1996 | 522 | #431 | 10 | #8,310 |
| 1995 | 538 | #423 | 11 | #7,644 |
| 1994 | 632 | #373 | 10 | #8,286 |
| 1993 | 704 | #344 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1992 | 793 | #321 | 12 | #7,147 |
| 1991 | 1,001 | #270 | 9 | #8,766 |
| 1990 | 1,054 | #256 | 13 | #6,554 |
| 1989 | 1,130 | #236 | 15 | #5,615 |
| 1988 | 1,079 | #229 | 12 | #6,363 |
| 1987 | 1,076 | #223 | 29 | #3,192 |
| 1986 | 1,075 | #219 | 18 | #4,388 |
| 1985 | 1,127 | #214 | 19 | #4,166 |
| 1984 | 1,078 | #212 | 11 | #5,991 |
| 1983 | 974 | #229 | 15 | #4,725 |
| 1982 | 987 | #237 | 14 | #4,994 |
| 1981 | 940 | #239 | 11 | #5,966 |
| 1980 | 848 | #259 | 8 | #7,569 |
| 1979 | 761 | #271 | 9 | #6,821 |
| 1978 | 727 | #271 | 14 | #4,733 |
| 1977 | 694 | #279 | 7 | #7,723 |
| 1976 | 705 | #274 | 6 | #8,387 |
| 1975 | 674 | #285 | 10 | #5,626 |
| 1974 | 708 | #269 | 7 | #7,049 |
| 1973 | 785 | #251 | 9 | #5,678 |
| 1972 | 900 | #239 | 12 | #4,584 |
| 1971 | 1,064 | #221 | 10 | #5,200 |
| 1970 | 1,367 | #195 | 14 | #4,084 |
| 1969 | 1,593 | #174 | 13 | #4,002 |
| 1968 | 2,067 | #140 | 22 | #2,722 |
| 1967 | 2,826 | #109 | 30 | #2,174 |
| 1966 | 3,817 | #88 | 41 | #1,770 |
| 1965 | 4,926 | #68 | 38 | #1,862 |
| 1964 | 4,421 | #87 | 35 | #2,020 |
| 1963 | 5,012 | #80 | 47 | #1,675 |
| 1962 | 4,968 | #83 | 38 | #1,862 |
| 1961 | 5,133 | #80 | 44 | #1,723 |
| 1960 | 4,434 | #96 | 45 | #1,677 |
| 1959 | 2,778 | #130 | 24 | #2,352 |
| 1958 | 1,819 | #167 | 24 | #2,338 |
| 1957 | 1,798 | #172 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1956 | 1,482 | #187 | 30 | #1,980 |
| 1955 | 1,425 | #187 | 26 | #2,119 |
| 1954 | 1,331 | #192 | 26 | #2,088 |
| 1953 | 1,268 | #192 | 23 | #2,184 |
| 1952 | 1,100 | #200 | 26 | #1,987 |
| 1951 | 1,074 | #198 | 20 | #2,261 |
| 1950 | 1,011 | #203 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1949 | 858 | #216 | 32 | #1,672 |
| 1948 | 834 | #224 | 16 | #2,513 |
| 1947 | 826 | #222 | 26 | #1,908 |
| 1946 | 650 | #238 | 15 | #2,502 |
| 1945 | 470 | #278 | 14 | #2,358 |
| 1944 | 420 | #289 | 17 | #2,114 |
| 1943 | 400 | #309 | 13 | #2,582 |
| 1942 | 468 | #279 | 11 | #2,857 |
| 1941 | 417 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 405 | #279 | 7 | #3,578 |
| 1939 | 427 | #261 | 8 | #3,202 |
| 1938 | 341 | #296 | 14 | #2,251 |
| 1937 | 223 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 181 | #406 | 6 | #3,792 |
| 1935 | 135 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 97 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 45 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,499 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,480 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,299 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,957 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darryl reached #68 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #1,672 in 1949. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darryl
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.