Is Darryn a boy or girl name?

Darryn is a boy’s name. Of the 1,772 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.8% were girls and 97.2% were boys.

Darryn

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Darryn was most popular in 1965, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,948 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,772 people named Darryn.

Darryn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Darryn’s peak in 1965. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darryn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darryn is a boy’s name — 2.8% of the 1,772 Americans given it were girls and 97.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% 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 Darryn

Where Darryn is most concentrated

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

California 3.8×

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