Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Darryel isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darryel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 248
- 248 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 220 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darryel’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Darryel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Daryel
>99% boys
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>99% boys
Darrell
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>99% boys
Daryl
“one who is greatly loved”
99% boys · 1% girls
Donell
“ruler of the world; a brown-haired warrior”
>99% boys
Darryl
“one who is greatly loved” · “one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys
Dale
“from the small valley” · “from the valley”
97% boys · 3% girls