Dernell — boys' name
10 babies named Dernell in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 boys have been named Dernell since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1982.
- 10
- total births
- 1981–1982
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Dernell was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Dernell in 1981 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dernell
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Dernell between 1981 and 1982, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dernell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dernell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dernell 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 10 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.
Dernell at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dernell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1981
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
10 total births across 2 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 5 births in a single year.
Dernell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Dernell's all-time total
Dernell decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Dernell's strongest decade
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1981–1982 (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.