How Many People Are Named Darryn?
An estimated 1,668 people in the United States have the first name Darryn. It is predominantly male (97.2%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Darryn peaked in popularity in 1965 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darryn 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 Darryn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,668
About 1 in 205,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.2% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1965
82 births
Total Registered
1,765
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darryn
Darryn is predominantly male (97.2%), though 49 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Darryn as a male name
Ranked #11,202 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (82 births)
Darryn as a female name
Ranked #16,116 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2009 (10 births)
Darryn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darryn span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 413 babies were registered. Darryn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darryn by Decade
How has Darryn 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.
Darryn by State
Birth registrations for Darryn span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Ohio, New Jersey. On average, about 19 Darryns were registered per state.
Darryn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darryn
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darryn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darryn?
We estimate approximately 1,668 people named Darryn 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 205,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Darryn a common name?
Darryn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,765 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darryn most popular?
Darryn reached peak popularity in 1965, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darryn is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darryn a male name?
Darryn is predominantly male. 97.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darryn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darryn Smith, Darryn Johnson, Darryn 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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