Derryl — boys' name

What the Data Says About Derryl

The Social Security Administration has registered 901 babies named Derryl between 1934 and 2008, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derryl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derryl performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Derryl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Derryl in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derryl 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 901 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.