Recorded 1926–1981 Boys' name Peak 1942 203 births

Deral — boys' name

203 babies named Deral in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s581940s351950s511960s381970s51980s6
1930s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Deral was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

12 babies were named Deral in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deral

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Deral between 1926 and 1981, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deral performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Deral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deral in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 203 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deral at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

203

Since 1926

56 years of records

Peak year

1942

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1926

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1981

Deral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1926

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1942)
12
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 198119651959195519491939193419291926 5

Deral by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
58 births that decade — 29% of Deral's all-time total
1920s101930s581940s351950s511960s381970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deral?
203 babies have been named Deral since 1926. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1942 with 12 births.
When was Deral most popular?
Deral was most popular in the 1930s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Deral been used?
Deral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 56 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Deral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.