How Many People Are Named Darryle?
An estimated 1,217 people in the United States have the first name Darryle. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Darryle peaked in popularity in 1961 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darryle 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 Darryle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,217
About 1 in 281,639 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1961
75 births
Total Registered
1,431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darryle
Darryle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,431 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darryle as a male name
Ranked #11,033 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 1961 (75 births)
Darryle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darryle span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 576 babies were registered. Darryle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darryle by Decade
How has Darryle 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.
Darryle by State
Birth registrations for Darryle span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania. On average, about 17 Darryles were registered per state.
Darryle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darryle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darryle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darryle?
We estimate approximately 1,217 people named Darryle 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 281,639 Americans share this first name.
Is Darryle a common name?
Darryle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darryle most popular?
Darryle reached peak popularity in 1961, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darryle is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darryle a male name?
Darryle is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darryle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darryle Smith, Darryle Johnson, Darryle 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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