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Darryle

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How to Pronounce Darryle

Pronounced DAIR-ul /ˈdɛr.əl/High

Meaning: Darryle is a fuller spelling of Darryl or Darrell, an English surname turned first name from the Norman French d'Airelle, 'from Airelle', a place in Calvados. It carries that aristocratic surname pedigree.Medium

In 30 seconds: Darryle is a decorated spelling of Darryl, an English surname name from Norman French. It rode the Darrell wave and crested in 1961.

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Origin MediumFrench, English

MeaningDarryle is a fuller spelling of Darryl or Darrell, an English surname turned first name from the Norman French d'Airelle, 'from Airelle', a place in Calvados. It carries that aristocratic surname pedigree.

U.S. rank (2016)#11033 ↗ Rising

2016 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1961

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,431

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Darryle is one of the elaborated spellings of Darryl and Darrell, surnames from the Norman French d'Airelle, meaning 'from Airelle' in Calvados. As Darrell and Darryl became popular American boys' names in the mid-twentieth century, families added flourishes such as a final -e; Darryle appears in United States records from the nineteen-thirties onward.

Darryle reached its high point in 1961, within the broad Darrell fashion of the mid-century, and eased off as that whole cluster cooled after the sixties. It reads as a name of the baby-boom generation, its bearers now in their sixties, and has stayed a period spelling rather than reviving.

Did you know? The Darrell family of names began as an aristocratic Norman surname, d'Airelle, carried to England after 1066 — so a mid-century American boy named Darryle wore a thousand-year-old place name from Normandy.

Overall data confidence 68%

References — Darryle — Elaborated spelling of Darryl/Darrell, Norman French d'Airelle; SSA peak 1961

Variations

DarrylDarrellDarylDarrel

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Darryle mean?

Darryle is a form of Darryl or Darrell, an English surname from the Norman French d'Airelle, 'from Airelle'.

How do you pronounce Darryle?

It's said DAIR-ul /ˈdɛr.əl/ — two syllables, stress on the first, like Darryl.

Is Darryle a boy or girl name?

Darryle is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Darryle?

Darryle was an uncommon spelling that crested in the early nineteen-sixties with the Darrell trend and has been rare since.