Given name · also West Circassian
Daryal
“Darial Gorge”
Daryal is a masculine given name from West Circassian (ultimately Classical Persian), meaning “Darial Gorge.” It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Daryal comes from West Circassian, and ultimately from Classical Persian.
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How it developed
From West Circassian Дарял (“Darial Gorge”), from Classical Persian دَرِ اَلَان (“Gate of the Alans”).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daryal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 18 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 7 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 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1957.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daryal’s family of names
Daryal may belong to the same name family as DARRYAL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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