Is Daryl a boy or girl name?
Daryl is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 77 boys were named Daryl, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.6% of the 67,359 US babies named Daryl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,995
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Daryl since 1912
- 67,359
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 1,968 babies
Boys and girls named Daryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 193 | 23 | 10.6% |
| 1920s | 1,080 | 73 | 6.3% |
| 1930s | 1,842 | 237 | 11.4% |
| 1940s | 5,290 | 805 | 13.2% |
| 1950s | 14,505 | 1,317 | 8.3% |
| 1960s | 15,268 | 646 | 4.1% |
| 1970s | 11,014 | 256 | 2.3% |
| 1980s | 6,840 | 435 | 6% |
| 1990s | 3,519 | 460 | 11.6% |
| 2000s | 1,776 | 121 | 6.4% |
| 2010s | 1,196 | 46 | 3.7% |
| 2020s | 417 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,366 | 9 | #10,901 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,161 | 8 | #12,119 |
| 2014 | 139 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,264 | 5 | #17,202 |
| 2012 | 99 | #1,590 | 6 | #15,435 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,526 | 11 | #9,892 |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,470 | 7 | #13,830 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,292 | 8 | #12,720 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,122 | 7 | #14,214 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,105 | 9 | #11,873 |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,029 | 14 | #8,355 |
| 2005 | 185 | #947 | 10 | #10,322 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,018 | 11 | #9,412 |
| 2003 | 175 | #939 | 11 | #9,200 |
| 2002 | 181 | #895 | 11 | #9,005 |
| 2001 | 199 | #824 | 17 | #6,395 |
| 2000 | 233 | #735 | 23 | #5,035 |
| 1999 | 211 | #757 | 25 | #4,476 |
| 1998 | 242 | #694 | 33 | #3,591 |
| 1997 | 293 | #602 | 30 | #3,730 |
| 1996 | 291 | #607 | 41 | #2,913 |
| 1995 | 310 | #583 | 48 | #2,597 |
| 1994 | 354 | #548 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 1993 | 409 | #503 | 53 | #2,390 |
| 1992 | 422 | #488 | 52 | #2,467 |
| 1991 | 488 | #445 | 54 | #2,362 |
| 1990 | 499 | #442 | 73 | #1,912 |
| 1989 | 567 | #388 | 57 | #2,150 |
| 1988 | 649 | #332 | 77 | #1,676 |
| 1987 | 679 | #314 | 75 | #1,633 |
| 1986 | 689 | #298 | 76 | #1,575 |
| 1985 | 715 | #287 | 53 | #2,026 |
| 1984 | 633 | #307 | 30 | #2,936 |
| 1983 | 656 | #301 | 15 | #4,726 |
| 1982 | 719 | #284 | 21 | #3,806 |
| 1981 | 770 | #274 | 14 | #5,028 |
| 1980 | 763 | #276 | 17 | #4,366 |
| 1979 | 871 | #246 | 22 | #3,565 |
| 1978 | 839 | #246 | 21 | #3,530 |
| 1977 | 1,000 | #222 | 16 | #4,266 |
| 1976 | 896 | #227 | 15 | #4,198 |
| 1975 | 840 | #247 | 25 | #2,895 |
| 1974 | 954 | #221 | 20 | #3,338 |
| 1973 | 1,028 | #212 | 34 | #2,274 |
| 1972 | 1,200 | #193 | 30 | #2,408 |
| 1971 | 1,593 | #168 | 37 | #2,185 |
| 1970 | 1,793 | #161 | 36 | #2,207 |
| 1969 | 1,605 | #173 | 56 | #1,594 |
| 1968 | 1,513 | #176 | 55 | #1,541 |
| 1967 | 1,341 | #183 | 47 | #1,665 |
| 1966 | 1,330 | #185 | 61 | #1,405 |
| 1965 | 1,429 | #179 | 43 | #1,721 |
| 1964 | 1,529 | #181 | 77 | #1,257 |
| 1963 | 1,610 | #183 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1962 | 1,576 | #192 | 62 | #1,409 |
| 1961 | 1,682 | #183 | 79 | #1,246 |
| 1960 | 1,653 | #188 | 97 | #1,094 |
| 1959 | 1,559 | #189 | 106 | #1,031 |
| 1958 | 1,787 | #170 | 103 | #1,030 |
| 1957 | 1,693 | #179 | 116 | #959 |
| 1956 | 1,832 | #165 | 136 | #853 |
| 1955 | 1,535 | #178 | 146 | #797 |
| 1954 | 1,469 | #180 | 128 | #832 |
| 1953 | 1,354 | #187 | 118 | #863 |
| 1952 | 1,183 | #193 | 141 | #748 |
| 1951 | 1,117 | #196 | 158 | #697 |
| 1950 | 976 | #205 | 165 | #665 |
| 1949 | 977 | #205 | 155 | #669 |
| 1948 | 855 | #219 | 134 | #731 |
| 1947 | 735 | #240 | 112 | #829 |
| 1946 | 600 | #255 | 79 | #939 |
| 1945 | 392 | #302 | 74 | #873 |
| 1944 | 370 | #313 | 55 | #1,055 |
| 1943 | 361 | #320 | 49 | #1,155 |
| 1942 | 336 | #332 | 49 | #1,126 |
| 1941 | 331 | #324 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1940 | 333 | #307 | 49 | #1,028 |
| 1939 | 288 | #324 | 48 | #1,023 |
| 1938 | 242 | #359 | 37 | #1,204 |
| 1937 | 229 | #356 | 36 | #1,203 |
| 1936 | 207 | #381 | 27 | #1,419 |
| 1935 | 134 | #495 | 24 | #1,517 |
| 1934 | 158 | #449 | 13 | #2,319 |
| 1933 | 172 | #414 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1932 | 154 | #462 | 11 | #2,684 |
| 1931 | 124 | #519 | 9 | #3,031 |
| 1930 | 134 | #516 | 18 | #1,955 |
| 1929 | 122 | #528 | 9 | #3,196 |
| 1928 | 106 | #601 | 7 | #3,843 |
| 1927 | 117 | #570 | 7 | #3,939 |
| 1926 | 126 | #541 | 13 | #2,600 |
| 1925 | 95 | #654 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1924 | 102 | #635 | 10 | #3,188 |
| 1923 | 95 | #658 | 6 | #4,506 |
| 1922 | 199 | #426 | 6 | #4,571 |
| 1921 | 67 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 51 | #966 | 5 | #5,150 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,204 | 8 | #3,416 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,870 | 9 | #3,084 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,188 | 6 | #3,880 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Daryl reached #161 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #665 in 1950. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Daryl
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.