Derrell — #9917 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Derrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,855 babies named Derrell between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derrell currently holds the #9917 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 136 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,017 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Derrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 592 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Derrell in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derrell 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 5,855 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.