Daryl

Meaning: 'Huckleberry'
Origin: Variant of Darrell · From Airelle, France; French (from Norman French)

Boy's name · #1529 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Daryl holds its lane: charted since 1912 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1529 in 2025). About 63,000 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

See where Daryl is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Daryl ranks in other countries and regions.

#562 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,012 in France (2025) · #1,397 in Belgium (2025) · #1,634 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,303 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,733 in Canada (2024).

Famous Daryls

Daryl Sabara — American actor (born 1992)
Daryl Janmaat — Dutch association football player (born 1989)
Daryl Murphy — Irish association football player
Daryl Impey — South African racing cyclist
Daryl Homer — American fencer

In stories & tradition

Daryl Dixon — The Walking Dead (TV series)
Daryl Coopersmith — Adventures in Babysitting (film)
Daryl — Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (TV series)

What Daryls become

Among 392 notable people named Daryl:

Sports figures appear 2.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Daryl Janmaat, Dutch association football player (born 1989).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Darryl (#2115), Daryl would rank around #1154 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Daryl and Darryl.

Similar names: Darryl · Jermaine · Darien · Reginald · Darell · Karl

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