How Many People Are Named Darryll?
An estimated 1,153 people in the United States have the first name Darryll. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Darryll peaked in popularity in 1960 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darryll 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 Darryll paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,153
About 1 in 297,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1960
63 births
Total Registered
1,366
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darryll
Darryll is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,366 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darryll as a male name
Ranked #12,620 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1960 (63 births)
Darryll: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darryll span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 485 babies were registered. Darryll has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darryll by Decade
How has Darryll 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.
Darryll by State
Birth registrations for Darryll span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 16 Darrylls were registered per state.
Darryll + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darryll as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darryll: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darryll?
We estimate approximately 1,153 people named Darryll 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 297,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Darryll a common name?
Darryll is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,366 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darryll most popular?
Darryll reached peak popularity in 1960, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darryll is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darryll a male name?
Darryll is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darryll Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darryll Smith, Darryll Johnson, Darryll 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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