Derell — #12524 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Derell

The Social Security Administration has registered 731 babies named Derell between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derell currently holds the #12524 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Derell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Derell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derell 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 731 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.