Boys' name · since 1945
Derell
731 babies named Derell in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 731
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 731 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Derell recorded 731 times among boys since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2024.
- #6,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 731 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derell ranks #6,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 731 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,253 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 731
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derell's 731 recorded births place it above 86.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Derell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derell's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2024
- Peak year (1986)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Derell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (225 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Derell's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Derell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 225 births (31% of all-time use).
How Derell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Derell's total volume
Derell by state
Where Derell concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Derell's data
- Derell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Derells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1945–2024 (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 Derell 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.