NameTides

Darryl

Darryl was the #2,108 boys' name in the US in 2025 (69 babies), and #2,527 in Canada.

Darryl as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Darryl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Darryl as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,108 (69)————#2,527 (7)—
2024#1,795 (91)————#3,072 (5)—
2023#1,803 (89)#4,108 (4)———#2,123 (8)—
2022#1,652 (104)#4,790 (3)———#2,052 (8)—
2021#1,635 (102)————#2,260 (7)—
2020#1,478 (115)#3,848 (4)———#2,746 (5)—
2019#1,347 (133)——————
2018#1,328 (136)#3,412 (5)#704 (3)——#2,740 (5)—
2017#1,306 (138)#4,812 (3)——#610 (4)#1,720 (10)—
2016#1,073 (184)#3,079 (6)———#1,423 (13)—
2015#1,039 (193)#3,004 (6)#686 (3)——#1,458 (12)—
2014#1,082 (178)#3,362 (5)#587 (4)#398 (3)#403 (9)#1,565 (11)—
2013#1,014 (192)#1,404 (17)#590 (4)#343 (4)—#1,252 (15)—
2012#949 (212)#3,039 (6)#669 (3)#403 (3)—#1,334 (14)—
2011#950 (209)#2,892 (6)—#375 (3)#730 (3)#1,211 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1965 at #68.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Darryl is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Darryl by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Darryl (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DarrylCanadaBoys#2,5277
DarrylEngland & WalesBoys—too few
DarrylIrelandBoys—too few
DarrylNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DarrylNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DarrylNSWBoys—too few
DarrylScotlandGirls—too few
DarrylScotlandBoys—too few
DarrylUSGirls—too few
DarrylUSBoys#2,10869