girl's name
Dervla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 476
Northern Ireland
#391
2012 births
Dervla is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #656. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in Ireland in 1996, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in Ireland.
- First appears in birth records in 1966.
Dervla over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 62 |
| 1980s | 78 |
| 1990s | 85 |
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 34 |
How popular is Dervla?
In 2017, Dervla was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #656 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Dervla is used
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 Dervla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dervla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dervla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dervla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dervla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dervla
How popular is the name Dervla?
In 2017, Dervla was given to 5 babies in Ireland, ranking #656 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dervla a girl's or a boy's name?
Dervla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dervla most popular?
Dervla peaked in 1996, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.