Recorded 1963–2006 Boys' name Peak 1990 171 births

Dyrell — boys' name

171 babies named Dyrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s141980s551990s712000s26
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dyrell was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dyrell in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Dyrell between 1963 and 2006, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dyrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dyrell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dyrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyrell 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 171 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.

Dyrell at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

171

Since 1963

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1963

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2006

Dyrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1963

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
46810121416 200620001996199319901987198419741963 5

Dyrell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 42% of Dyrell's all-time total
1960s51970s141980s551990s712000s26

Dyrell by state

Where Dyrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dyrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.5%
New York share of Dyrell's total US births 3.5%

6 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyrell?
171 babies have been named Dyrell since 1963. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Dyrell most popular?
Dyrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Dyrell most popular?
The top states for the name Dyrell are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Dyrell been used?
Dyrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 44 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Dyrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyron, Dyral, Dyran, Dyrk. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1963–2006 (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.