# Darryl (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darryl/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæɹɪɫ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Dazza |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 93,419 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 92,285 / 1,134 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 419, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29 | 3,192 |
| 1988 | 12 | 6,363 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5,615 |
| 1990 | 13 | 6,554 |
| 1991 | 9 | 8,767 |
| 1992 | 12 | 7,149 |
| 1993 | 17 | 5,477 |
| 1994 | 10 | 8,284 |
| 1995 | 11 | 7,644 |
| 1996 | 10 | 8,310 |
| 1997 | 7 | 11,135 |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,343 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9,689 |
| 2001 | 8 | 11,269 |
| 2011 | 6 | 15,295 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 209 | 950 |
| 2012 | 212 | 952 |
| 2013 | 192 | 1,016 |
| 2014 | 178 | 1,083 |
| 2015 | 193 | 1,039 |
| 2016 | 184 | 1,073 |
| 2017 | 138 | 1,308 |
| 2018 | 136 | 1,329 |
| 2019 | 133 | 1,348 |
| 2020 | 115 | 1,479 |
| 2021 | 102 | 1,637 |
| 2022 | 104 | 1,656 |
| 2023 | 89 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | 91 | 1,798 |
| 2025 | 69 | 2,115 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16 | 1,361 |
| 2008 | 12 | 1,706 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2,126 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2,400 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1,404 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |

## People named Darryl

- Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer (1902–1979)
- Darryl Jones, American bassist
- Darryl Hickman, American actor
- Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player-coach
- Darryl McDaniels, American rapper
- Darryl Sittler, Canadian ice hockey player
- Darryl Middleton, American/Spanish basketball player and coach
- Darryl Lachman, Dutch footballer
- Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player (born 1962)
- Darryl Stephens, American actor
- Darryl Monroe, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Darryl Hanah, American pornographic actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.