Daryl
Boy · DA-ril · French
Daryl is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,529th for boys in the US (113 babies).
Where does Daryl come from?
French: English surname, probably from Norman French d'Airelle, a place in Normandy
- Say it
- DA-ril
More on Wiktionary.
Is Daryl a girl's or a boy's name?
Daryl is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 113 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daryl in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Daryl, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 151 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daryl in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Daryl in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 40 | #738 |
| 2005 | 36 | #766 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 38 | #646 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 45 | #511 |
| 2000 | 43 | #517 |
| 1999 | 49 | #486 |
| 1998 | 71 | #374 |
| 1997 | 107 | #290 |
| 1996 | 151 | #228 |
How popular is Daryl in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,529among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 113about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 113 boys in the US were named Daryl, making it the 1,529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 1,832 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had more boys named Daryl than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Daryl in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 217 boys in the US were given Daryl or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #941, up from #1,529 for this spelling alone.
Daryl in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1,529 |
| 2024 | 77 | #1,997 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,013 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,750 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,365 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,279 |
| 2015 | 161 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 139 | #1,276 |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,261 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,524 |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,470 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 178 | #1,028 |
| 2005 | 185 | #945 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,015 |
| 2003 | 175 | #935 |
| 2002 | 181 | #894 |
| 2001 | 199 | #823 |
| 2000 | 233 | #734 |
| 1999 | 211 | #755 |
| 1998 | 242 | #694 |
| 1997 | 293 | #602 |
| 1996 | 291 | #607 |
| 1995 | 310 | #582 |
| 1994 | 354 | #547 |
| 1993 | 409 | #504 |
| 1992 | 422 | #488 |
| 1991 | 488 | #445 |
| 1990 | 499 | #441 |
| 1989 | 567 | #388 |
| 1988 | 649 | #332 |
| 1987 | 679 | #314 |
| 1986 | 689 | #298 |
| 1985 | 715 | #286 |
| 1984 | 633 | #307 |
| 1983 | 656 | #300 |
| 1982 | 719 | #284 |
| 1981 | 770 | #274 |
| 1980 | 763 | #276 |
| 1979 | 871 | #246 |
| 1978 | 839 | #246 |
| 1977 | 1,000 | #222 |
| 1976 | 896 | #227 |
| 1975 | 840 | #247 |
| 1974 | 954 | #221 |
| 1973 | 1,028 | #212 |
| 1972 | 1,200 | #193 |
| 1971 | 1,593 | #168 |
| 1970 | 1,793 | #161 |
| 1969 | 1,605 | #173 |
| 1968 | 1,513 | #176 |
| 1967 | 1,340 | #183 |
| 1966 | 1,330 | #185 |
| 1965 | 1,429 | #179 |
| 1964 | 1,529 | #181 |
| 1963 | 1,610 | #183 |
| 1962 | 1,577 | #192 |
| 1961 | 1,681 | #184 |
| 1960 | 1,654 | #188 |
| 1959 | 1,560 | #189 |
| 1958 | 1,787 | #170 |
| 1957 | 1,693 | #179 |
| 1956 | 1,832 | #165 |
| 1955 | 1,536 | #178 |
| 1954 | 1,468 | #180 |
| 1953 | 1,354 | #187 |
| 1952 | 1,183 | #193 |
| 1951 | 1,117 | #196 |
| 1950 | 976 | #204 |
| 1949 | 977 | #205 |
| 1948 | 855 | #219 |
| 1947 | 735 | #240 |
| 1946 | 600 | #255 |
| 1945 | 392 | #302 |
| 1944 | 370 | #313 |
| 1943 | 361 | #320 |
| 1942 | 336 | #332 |
| 1941 | 331 | #324 |
| 1940 | 333 | #307 |
| 1939 | 288 | #324 |
| 1938 | 242 | #357 |
| 1937 | 229 | #356 |
| 1936 | 207 | #380 |
| 1935 | 134 | #494 |
| 1934 | 158 | #449 |
| 1933 | 172 | #413 |
| 1932 | 154 | #461 |
| 1931 | 124 | #518 |
| 1930 | 134 | #515 |
| 1929 | 122 | #527 |
| 1928 | 106 | #601 |
| 1927 | 117 | #569 |
| 1926 | 126 | #541 |
| 1925 | 95 | #654 |
| 1924 | 102 | #635 |
| 1923 | 95 | #657 |
| 1922 | 199 | #426 |
| 1921 | 67 | #843 |
| 1920 | 51 | #965 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,097 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,172 |
| 1917 | 32 | #1,203 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,352 |
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