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Daryl

Boy

Meaning of Daryl: English: 'from Airelle'

Daryl is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1524th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1524

113 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

67,477

First recorded 1912 · peak 1956

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 784 babies1982: 740 babies1983: 671 babies1984: 663 babies1985: 768 babies1986: 765 babies1987: 754 babies1988: 726 babies1989: 624 babies1990: 572 babies19901991: 542 babies1992: 474 babies1993: 462 babies1994: 405 babies1995: 358 babies1996: 332 babies1997: 323 babies1998: 275 babies1999: 236 babies2000: 256 babies20002001: 216 babies2002: 192 babies2003: 186 babies2004: 172 babies2005: 195 babies2006: 192 babies2007: 174 babies2008: 170 babies2009: 144 babies2010: 118 babies20102011: 115 babies2012: 106 babies2013: 143 babies2014: 139 babies2015: 169 babies2016: 142 babies2017: 139 babies2018: 99 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 97 babies20202021: 92 babies2022: 78 babies2023: 75 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 113 babies
US babies named Daryl per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 784.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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