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Darryl

Boy's name · #2115 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Darryl reached #68 in 1965 and has faded to #2115 since. About 92,000 boys have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,343 in Canada (2024).

Famous Darryls

• Darryl F. Zanuck — American film producer (1902–1979)
• Darryl Jones — American bassist
• Darryl Hickman — American actor
• Darryl Powell — Jamaican footballer (born 1971)
• Darryl Dawkins — American basketball player-coach

In stories & tradition

• Darryl Morris^es — Charmed (TV series)
• Darryl Braxton — Home and Away (TV series)
• Darryl Morton — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Darryls become

Among 519 notable people named Darryl:

Sports figures appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darryl Powell, Jamaican footballer (born 1971).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Daryl (#1529), Darryl would rank around #1154 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Daryl and Darryl.

Similar names: Daryl · Kent · Darien · Mike · Darell · Terrell

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