Fun Facts About the Name Ladarryl
- 62 babies named Ladarryl: U.S. records list 62 babies given the name Ladarryl from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ladarryl Mean?
Ladarryl is a modern American given name with no established meaning of its own. It is built by adding the prefix La- to Darryl, a common spelling of the English surname-turned-given-name Darrell. The La- element is not a word with a translation; in American names such as LaToya, LaShawn, and LaDarius it serves as a phonetic opener that makes a familiar name distinct. Darrell itself comes from a Norman French family name based on a place in Normandy called Airelle, and the sense of that place name is not known, so no literal meaning can be carried over to Ladarryl.
Ladarryl Name History & Origins
Names beginning with La- became common in the United States during the twentieth century, particularly in the South and in African American communities, where French and Creole naming had left the article la in surnames and given names. In most of these names the prefix carries no grammatical meaning; it sets the name apart from the plainer form it is built on. Ladarryl follows that pattern, adding La- to Darryl.
Darrell was long used as a surname in England, taken from the Norman place name Airelle after the Norman Conquest, before it came into use as a first name in the English-speaking world. Darryl is a later spelling variant of that given name. Ladarryl combines the La- prefix with the Darryl spelling, and as a combination of two existing naming habits it has no long recorded history of its own.
How Popular is the Name Ladarryl?
Ladarryl has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1982. Its best rank was #4,149 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #7,453 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,000 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #6,902 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,124 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,430 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,843 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,598 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,818 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,090 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,149 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ladarryl Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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