Boys' name · since 1929
Derl
Derl has 306 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 306
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Derl is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 306 have been recorded since 1929.
Derl has 306 recorded births among boys since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1980.
- #10,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 306 born since 1929
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derl ranks #10,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1929, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 306
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Derl's 306 recorded births place it above 76.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Derl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derl's full recorded timeline at 1950, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1980
- Peak year (1930)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Derl by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (189 births, 62% of the file).
1930s was Derl's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Derl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
189 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 189 births (62% of all-time use).
Derl by state
Where Derl concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 2.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.6% |
12 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Derl's data
- Derl's decade-level peak was the 1930s (189 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.
- Texas records the most Derls (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1929–1980 (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 Derl 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.