How Many People Are Named Darryel?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Darryel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Darryel peaked in popularity in 1957 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darryel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darryel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1957
18 births
Total Registered
248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darryel
Darryel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 248 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darryel as a male name
Ranked #8,472 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1957 (18 births)
Darryel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darryel span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 114 babies were registered. Darryel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darryel by Decade
How has Darryel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darryel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darryel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darryel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darryel?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Darryel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Darryel a common name?
Darryel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darryel most popular?
Darryel reached peak popularity in 1957, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darryel is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darryel a male name?
Darryel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darryel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darryel Smith, Darryel Johnson, Darryel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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