Daryl
About Daryl
Darrell and all its variations was a trendy name in the 1950s and 1960s, an update on David and Daniel that began to fall out of favor by the 1970s and fell out of the Top 1000 completely at the turn of this century.
The Daryl spelling is most closely identified with actress Daryl Hannah, making this a unisex choice in theory, though last year about 75 baby boys were named Daryl....and no baby girls.
Pronounced DAR-ul.
As of October 2026, Daryl ranked #1529 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #161 in 1970.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,278 | 139 | 72.4 |
| 2015 | #1,161 | 160 | 83.5 |
| 2016 | #1,280 | 142 | 74.8 |
| 2017 | #1,366 | 130 | 70.2 |
| 2018 | #1,641 | 99 | 54.5 |
| 2019 | #1,979 | 74 | 41.2 |
| 2020 | #1,674 | 95 | 55 |
| 2021 | #1,752 | 92 | 52.6 |
| 2022 | #1,970 | 78 | 44.7 |
| 2023 | #2,014 | 75 | 43.8 |
| 2024 | #1,995 | 77 | 44.7 |
| 2025 | #1,529 | 113 | 66.2 |
World rankings
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Daryl on lists
Famous Daryls
- Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
- Daryl Braithwaite
Australian singer
Daryl in pop culture
- Daryl Dixon
a main character on AMC's "The Walking Dead"
- Sheriff Daryl Blubs
character in Disney's "Gravity Falls"
- "D.A.R.Y.L.
" 1985 movie