Is Darryle a boy or girl name?

Darryle is a boy’s name. Of the 1,431 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Darryle

Recorded 1936–2016 · United States

Darryle was most popular in 1961, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,104 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,431 people named Darryle.

Darryle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darryle’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darryle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darryle is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,431 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darryle

Where Darryle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 4.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org