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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Derrel

Derrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1410th; the most babies were born in 1988 (25). More babies were named Derrel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198825 babies
Total since 1880
1,181babies recorded

Derrel popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#6,43310
1990#3,64516
1980#3,67811
1970#2,93711
1960#1,92418
1950#2,35111
1940#1,41023
1930#1,98915
1920#3,2808
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Derrel, counting every spelling?

Derrel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Derrel?

About 700 people born in the US named Derrel are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 39 and 70. That makes Derrel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Derrel by state

How common Derrel was among boys born in each state in 1986–1990, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.00 per 1,000 babiesCA0.00Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Derrel, boys, 1986–1990. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Derrel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Derrel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Derrel

How popular is the name Derrel?

Derrel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 1410th; the most babies were born in 1988 (25). More babies were named Derrel in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Derrel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,181 boys.

Where was Derrel most popular?

In 1986–1990, Derrel was most common in California (0.00 per 1,000 boys).