girl's name
Derval
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 144
Ireland
#717
2007 births
Derval is a girl's name. In 2007 it was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #717. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1973, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1964.
Derval over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 20 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 4 |
How popular is Derval?
In 2007, Derval was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #717 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Derval
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Derval also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Derval over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Derval
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Derval — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Derval
Is Derval a girl's or a boy's name?
Derval is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Derval most popular?
Derval peaked in 1973, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.