Gender
Origin
- English
- Dearly loved: Variant of Darrell.
From a French surname and place name, D''Arel (from Arielle in Calvados)
Syllables
2
Themes
- Place
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Daryl
Pronunciation
d(a)-ryl, dar-yl
Famous People
Actress Daryl Hannah
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #165, 1,831 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1529, 113 births)
- Girls: peak in 1950 (rank #665, 165 births); most recent 2017 (rank #10685, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | – |
| 2024 | 77 | – |
| 2023 | 75 | – |
| 2022 | 78 | – |
| 2021 | 92 | – |
| 2020 | 95 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | – |
| 2018 | 99 | – |
| 2017 | 130 | 9 |
| 2016 | 142 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #257, 111 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1112, 17 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4287, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | – |
| 2024 | 7 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #579, 88 births); most recent 2023 (rank #697, 60 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2019 | 83 |
| 2018 | 74 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2016 | 61 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2014 | 81 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #105, 47 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #90, 68 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #329, 10 births); most recent 1998 (rank #476, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 4 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #124, 16 births); most recent 2018 (rank #319, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #80, 51 births); most recent 1998 (rank #428, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #367, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence