Is Darryll a boy or girl name?

Darryll is a boy’s name. Of the 1,366 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Darryll

Recorded 1936–2016 · United States

Darryll was most popular in 1960, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,252 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,366 people named Darryll.

Darryll over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darryll’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darryll a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darryll is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,366 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.

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