Deroy — boys' name

What the Data Says About Deroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Deroy between 1914 and 2007, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deroy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deroy 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 218 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.