Daryl
From an English surname of Norman origin, de Airelle, naming a family that came from Airelle in northern France.
Daryl in 2025
Daryl was given to 113 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,256th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 29,339 babies born.
The history of Daryl
Daryl reached its highest point in 1956, when 1,968 babies were given the name, ranking 340th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 337th, in 1970.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 67,477 babies have been named Daryl. Half of them were born before 1964, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Daryl by decade
| Decade | Babies named Daryl | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 216 | 2,091 |
| 1920s | 1,153 | 886 |
| 1930s | 2,079 | 655 |
| 1940s | 6,095 | 406 |
| 1950s | 15,823 | 340 |
| 1960s | 15,914 | 362 |
| 1970s | 11,270 | 337 |
| 1980s | 7,275 | 585 |
| 1990s | 3,979 | 841 |
| 2000s | 1,897 | 1,544 |
| 2010s | 1,244 | 2,489 |
| 2020s | 532 | 3,256 |
Where Daryl is heading
Daryl has fallen 33% over the past decade, from 169 babies in 2015 to 113 in 2025.
Names like Daryl
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Daryl.