boy's name
Derrel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,181
Derrel is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1988, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Derrel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 96 |
| 1930s | 153 |
| 1940s | 175 |
| 1950s | 192 |
| 1960s | 157 |
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 128 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 5 |
How popular is Derrel?
In 2017, Derrel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Derrel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Derrel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Derrel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Derrel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Derrel
How popular is the name Derrel?
In 2017, Derrel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Derrel a girl's or a boy's name?
Derrel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Derrel most popular?
Derrel peaked in 1988, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.