Meaning & Origin
A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darrell.
Darryl is a boy's and girl's baby name of uncertain origin, an alternate spelling of Darrell, believed to derive from a Norman French surname originating from the place name Airelle or d'Airelle in Calvados, France, meaning 'from Airelle.'
Darryl was popular in the American South particularly from the 1940s through the 1970s. Hall & Oates duo with Daryl Hall, the character Darryl in The Office, and NBA player Darryl Dawkins have each given the name different cultural registers. It has a certain mid-century American ease — unhurried, friendly, and thoroughly unpretentious.