boy's name
Deryl
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 2,016
Deryl is a boy's name. In 2003 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1957, when 73 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Deryl over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2003, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 139 |
| 1930s | 197 |
| 1940s | 316 |
| 1950s | 598 |
| 1960s | 367 |
| 1970s | 203 |
| 1980s | 106 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s (to 2003) | 14 |
How popular is Deryl?
In 2003, Deryl was given to 7 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 Deryl
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Deryl also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deryl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Deryl
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deryl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Deryl
How popular is the name Deryl?
In 2003, Deryl was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Deryl a girl's or a boy's name?
Deryl is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Deryl most popular?
Deryl peaked in 1957, when 73 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.