The first name Daryl

In 2025, 10 boys were named Daryl, making it the 2,269th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 111 births (#257).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Daryl with other names.

In 2025, 113 boys born in the United States were named Daryl, the 1,529th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 1,832 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Daryl Hannah
  American actress and director (born 1960)
• Daryl Sabara
  American actor (born 1992)
• Daryl Janmaat
  Dutch association football player (born 1989)
• Daryl Homer
  American fencer, born 1990
• Daryl Hall
  American musician, born 1946
• Daryl Stuermer
  American guitarist, born 1952
• Daryl Dike
  American soccer player, born 2000
• Daryl Bultor
  French volleyball player, born 1995
• Daryl Mitchell
  American actor and rapper, born 1965
• Daryl Davis
  American R&B and blues musician, activist, author, actor and bandleader, born 1958
• Daryl Boyle
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1987
• Daryl Gregory
  American writer (b. 1965)

How popular is the name Daryl?

In 2025, 10 boys born in England and Wales were named Daryl, ranking 2,269th. Its peak was 1996, with 111 births.

Is Daryl a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 67,477 US babies named Daryl since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.

When was Daryl most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 1,832 babies were named Daryl, its highest rank at 165th.

What name is Daryl a form of?

Daryl is a form of Darrell.