Darryl - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Darryl \d(a)-rr-yl\ is pronounced DARE-ul. It is of English origin. Variant of Darrel. Daryl is occasionally used for girls. Film producer Darryl Zanuck; baseball player Darryl Strawberry; musician Daryl Hall.

Darryl has 7 variant forms: Darrel, Darrell, Darryll, Daryl, Daryle, Daryll and Derryl.

For more information, see also the related name Dorran.

Baby names that sound like Darryl are Darrol and Darral.

Darryl is a very popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Darryl. Click here to compare Darryl with related baby names.