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Daryl

Daryl: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Airelle”
Origin
English
Say it
DAIR-uhl · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Daryl developed in English from Darrell, a surname brought from Norman French place-name origins. The deeper meaning is tied to Airelle in France, though surname-name etymologies are somewhat indirect.

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How popular is Daryl?

202423.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Daryl in 202477

2024 rank#1,994 boys

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188067,359

Daryl is steady now but far below its 1970 peak.

Names like Daryl

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Daryl questions

What does the name Daryl mean?

Daryl means "from Airelle". It comes from English. Daryl developed in English from Darrell, a surname brought from Norman French place-name origins. The deeper meaning is tied to Airelle in France, though surname-name etymologies are somewhat indirect.

Is Daryl a boy or girl name?

Daryl is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Daryl?

77 US babies were named Daryl in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Daryl?

Daryl is usually pronounced DAIR-uhl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.