Darryl
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ul
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #2,108 for boys
Darryl is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “from Airelle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,108th for boys in the US (69 babies).
What does Darryl mean?
French: variant of Darrell, from Norman French d'Airelle
“from Airelle”
A variant of Darrell, from the Norman surname d'Airelle, 'from Airelle', a village in Normandy.
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Is Darryl a girl's or a boy's name?
Darryl is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 69 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darryl in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 91 boys.
Half of all the boys named Darryl in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Darryl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 37 | #710 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 38 | #567 |
| 2000 | 40 | #548 |
| 1999 | 48 | #494 |
| 1998 | 54 | #447 |
| 1997 | 76 | #355 |
| 1996 | 91 | #304 |
How popular is Darryl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,108among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were named Darryl, making it the 2,108th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,478th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 5,134 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
2025 had fewer boys named Darryl than any year since 1932.
Half of all the boys named Darryl in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 240 boys in the US were given Darryl or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #892, up from #2,108 for this spelling alone.
Darryl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2,108 |
| 2024 | 91 | #1,795 |
| 2023 | 89 | #1,803 |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,652 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,635 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,478 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,347 |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,328 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,306 |
| 2016 | 184 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 193 | #1,039 |
| 2014 | 178 | #1,082 |
| 2013 | 192 | #1,014 |
| 2012 | 212 | #949 |
| 2011 | 209 | #950 |
| 2010 | 213 | #943 |
| 2009 | 235 | #889 |
| 2008 | 294 | #755 |
| 2007 | 242 | #859 |
| 2006 | 271 | #768 |
| 2005 | 260 | #763 |
| 2004 | 277 | #697 |
| 2003 | 281 | #689 |
| 2002 | 332 | #606 |
| 2001 | 346 | #582 |
| 2000 | 384 | #548 |
| 1999 | 391 | #532 |
| 1998 | 420 | #507 |
| 1997 | 488 | #451 |
| 1996 | 522 | #431 |
| 1995 | 538 | #423 |
| 1994 | 632 | #373 |
| 1993 | 704 | #344 |
| 1992 | 793 | #321 |
| 1991 | 1,003 | #269 |
| 1990 | 1,054 | #256 |
| 1989 | 1,130 | #236 |
| 1988 | 1,080 | #229 |
| 1987 | 1,076 | #223 |
| 1986 | 1,075 | #219 |
| 1985 | 1,126 | #215 |
| 1984 | 1,078 | #212 |
| 1983 | 974 | #228 |
| 1982 | 986 | #236 |
| 1981 | 940 | #239 |
| 1980 | 848 | #259 |
| 1979 | 761 | #271 |
| 1978 | 727 | #271 |
| 1977 | 694 | #279 |
| 1976 | 705 | #273 |
| 1975 | 674 | #285 |
| 1974 | 708 | #269 |
| 1973 | 785 | #251 |
| 1972 | 900 | #239 |
| 1971 | 1,064 | #221 |
| 1970 | 1,367 | #195 |
| 1969 | 1,593 | #174 |
| 1968 | 2,067 | #140 |
| 1967 | 2,826 | #109 |
| 1966 | 3,817 | #88 |
| 1965 | 4,925 | #68 |
| 1964 | 4,420 | #87 |
| 1963 | 5,013 | #80 |
| 1962 | 4,969 | #83 |
| 1961 | 5,134 | #80 |
| 1960 | 4,436 | #96 |
| 1959 | 2,777 | #130 |
| 1958 | 1,818 | #167 |
| 1957 | 1,798 | #172 |
| 1956 | 1,482 | #187 |
| 1955 | 1,425 | #187 |
| 1954 | 1,331 | #192 |
| 1953 | 1,268 | #192 |
| 1952 | 1,099 | #200 |
| 1951 | 1,074 | #198 |
| 1950 | 1,011 | #203 |
| 1949 | 858 | #216 |
| 1948 | 835 | #223 |
| 1947 | 826 | #222 |
| 1946 | 650 | #238 |
| 1945 | 470 | #278 |
| 1944 | 420 | #289 |
| 1943 | 401 | #309 |
| 1942 | 468 | #279 |
| 1941 | 417 | #282 |
| 1940 | 405 | #279 |
| 1939 | 427 | #261 |
| 1938 | 341 | #296 |
| 1937 | 223 | #362 |
| 1936 | 181 | #406 |
| 1935 | 135 | #490 |
| 1934 | 97 | #597 |
| 1933 | 71 | #721 |
| 1932 | 45 | #980 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,644 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,692 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,011 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
Names like Darryl
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daniel Michael David Patrick Joel Ryan Billy Matthew Danny Jamie Adam Toby
Other spellings of Darryl
Names related to Darryl
More French names
Eleanor Beau Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darryl: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darryl, updated 20 October 2026.