Darryle
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DA-ril
- Origin
- French
Darryle is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Darryle mean?
French: spelling of Darryl, an English surname probably from a Norman place name
A spelling of Darryl, an English surname probably from d'Airelle, a place in Normandy.
Is Darryle a girl's or a boy's name?
Darryle is a boys' name.
How popular is Darryle in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1961, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 1936.
Half of all the boys named Darryle in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darryle in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,441 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,061 |
| 1966 | 58 | #950 |
| 1965 | 73 | #859 |
| 1964 | 62 | #967 |
| 1963 | 68 | #905 |
| 1962 | 60 | #983 |
| 1961 | 75 | #881 |
| 1960 | 66 | #926 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,415 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,495 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,701 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,757 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,355 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,308 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
Names like Darryle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
David, Daniel, Dennis, Bruce, Tyrone, Michael, Danny, Patrick, Dwayne, Jesse, Daryl, Douglas
Names related to Darryle
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from 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, “Darryle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darryle, updated 20 October 2026.