Darryn Boy
How popular is Darryn?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Darryn in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
1,655living people named Darryn (est.)
34median age of people named Darryn
1,772babies named Darryn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Darryn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #9,548 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (82 boys) |
| Highest rank | #815 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darryn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darren family of names ranked #627 for boys in 2025 (#575 the year before), with 419 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | 45% |
| Darrin | 34 | 8% |
| Darin | 31 | 7% |
| Daron | 33 | 8% |
| Dayron | 46 | 11% |
| Daren | 37 | 9% |
| Darron | 12 | 3% |
| Daryn | 5 | 1% |
| Darryn | 7 | 2% |
| Dayren | 15 | 4% |
| Dairon | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Darryn by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1960s | 408 | #815 |
| 1970s | 207 | #1,350 |
| 1980s | 217 | #1,904 |
| 1990s | 294 | #1,972 |
| 2000s | 283 | #2,681 |
| 2010s | 253 | #2,957 |
| 2020s | 46 | #5,771 |
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Questions
- Is Darryn a boy or girl name?
- Darryn is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Darryn were boys.
- How popular is the name Darryn?
- 7 baby boys were named Darryn in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Darryn most popular?
- Darryn peaked in 1965, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #815 in 1965.
- How many people are named Darryn?
- 1,772 babies have been named Darryn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,655 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.