How Many People Are Named Daryel?
An estimated 454 people in the United States have the first name Daryel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Daryel peaked in popularity in 1955 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daryel 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 Daryel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
454
About 1 in 754,966 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1955
19 births
Total Registered
543
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daryel
Daryel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 543 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Daryel as a male name
Ranked #9,156 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (19 births)
Daryel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daryel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 123 babies were registered. While Daryel is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daryel by Decade
How has Daryel 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.
Daryel by State
Daryel + Last Name Combinations
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Daryel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daryel?
We estimate approximately 454 people named Daryel 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 754,966 Americans share this first name.
Is Daryel a common name?
Daryel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 543 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daryel most popular?
Daryel reached peak popularity in 1955, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daryel is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daryel a male name?
Daryel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daryel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daryel Smith, Daryel Johnson, Daryel 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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