Daryle
Masculine · “of Airelle”
Daryle is given to both — 2,633 boys and 198 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Daryle carries a y and a final e and neither one changes a sound. This name has been spelled at least eight ways in the American record and not one of them is standard — which is unusual for a name that was, at its height, given to a great many children.
How old is the name Daryle?
Daryle first appears in US birth records in 1917 — 108 years ago. The typical Daryle alive today was born around 1964, making them about 61 years old. About 1,900 people named Daryle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Daryle most popular?
Daryle peaked in 1970, reaching #695 nationally. See the whole 1970 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Airelle to Daryle
The story of Daryle
Some names settle on a spelling and some never do, and the difference usually comes down to whether the name arrived in print. A name met on a page has its spelling fixed before anyone has to write it; a name met in speech is written down by every family independently, and the results multiply. This one arrived by ear: Darrell, Daryl, Darryl, Darrel, Daryle, Darrall and more, all charting together, none of them dominant. That is the signature of a name that spread by hearing rather than by reading, and it explains everything about how the family looks.
Meaning
of Airelle
The surname behind it is Norman and locative, marking a family from a particular place. The vowels and the final e are English decisions and carry nothing.
How the name formed
- Airelle
- Darrell
- Daryle
Pronouncing Daryle
DAIR-ul
Two syllables with the weight at the front. Every spelling in this family is said the same way.
Nicknames for Daryle
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1917
- Most boys named
- 1970142 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #695reached in 1970
- Change vs 2006
- 0.0%5 in 2009, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Daryles among us
people named Daryle are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Daryle sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is said correctly by everyone who has met any spelling of the name.
- The y makes it visually distinct without changing the sound.
- It works in front of long surnames, where fuller names get crowded.
- There are at least eight live spellings and none of them is standard, so all will be tried on you.
- The spelling is recorded for girls as well as boys in the United States.
- It reads clearly as a name of the middle of the twentieth century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Daryles are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Daryle are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Daryle in 2025?
- Daryle is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Daryle with classmates?
- Daryle will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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