Boys' name · since 1926
Deral
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Deral, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 203
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
203 boys have been named Deral since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deral has been recorded 203 times among boys since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1981.
- #12,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 203 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deral ranks #12,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 203
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Deral's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deral's full recorded timeline at 1953, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1981
- Peak year (1942)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Deral by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (58 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Deral's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Deral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 58 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deral's data
- Deral's decade-level peak was the 1930s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deral draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.