Boys' name · since 1979
Derelle
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Derelle, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
80 boys have been named Derelle since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derelle recorded 80 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2008.
- #18,866 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 80 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derelle ranks #18,866 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,866 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 80
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derelle's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derelle's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Derelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Derelle's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Derelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Derelle's data
- Derelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- 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 Derelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1979–2008 (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 Derelle 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.