Given name
Darryll
“one who is greatly loved”·“one who is dearly loved”
Darryll is a variant of Daryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved.” Darryll is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darryll is a variant of Daryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved.” Darryll is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darryll is a variant of Daryl. An origin associated with Daryl is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darryll through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,366
- 1,366 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 63 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 63 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 939 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.
Darryll’s family of names
Darryll has a related form in Daryl. Darryll has a related form in Darrel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Darryll, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Daryel
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Darrell
“one who is dearly loved” · “one who is greatly loved”
>99% boys
Donell
“ruler of the world; a brown-haired warrior”
>99% boys
Darvin
“a beloved friend”
>99% boys
Darin
“a great man” · “a gift from God”
99% boys · 1% girls
Darrin
“a great man” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys
Daron
“the great one” · “from a small rocky hill”
>99% boys