Boys' name · since 1918
Derrol
27 babies named Derrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Derrol is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Derrol recorded 27 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1954.
- #26,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrol ranks #26,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #26,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Derrol's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derrol's full recorded timeline at 1941, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derrol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1954
- Peak year (1918)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Derrol by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Derrol's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Derrol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Derrol's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1918–1954 (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 Derrol 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.