Daryl

“Variant of Darrell — From Airelle, France; means 'huckleberry' in French” — Norman French origin

Boy's name · #1529 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Daryl holds its lane: charted since 1912 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1529 in 2025). About 63,000 boys have carried it along the way. Together with its spelling variant Darryl (#2115), Daryl would rank around #1154 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 62/38 between Daryl and Darryl.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daryls

Daryl Sabara — American actor (born 1992)
Daryl Janmaat — Dutch association football player (born 1989)
Daryl Murphy — Irish association football player
Daryl Impey — South African racing cyclist
Daryl Homer — American fencer

In stories & tradition

Daryl Dixon — The Walking Dead · The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Daryl Coopersmith — Adventures in Babysitting
Daryl — Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

What Daryls become

Among 392 notable people named Daryl:

Sports figures appear 2.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Daryl Janmaat, Dutch association football player (born 1989).

Similar names: Darryl · Jermaine · Darien · Reginald · Darell · Karl

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