Derrell
Derrell was the 8422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 780th; the most babies were born in 1987 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,837 places. More babies were named Derrell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,422 boys, down 2,906 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1987136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,880babies recorded
Derrell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,422 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,516 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,885 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,177 | 46 |
| 1990 | #901 | 131 |
| 1980 | #1,082 | 70 |
| 1970 | #983 | 68 |
| 1960 | #893 | 72 |
| 1950 | #1,012 | 48 |
| 1940 | #897 | 50 |
| 1930 | #1,573 | 22 |
| 1920 | #2,246 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Derrell, counting every spelling?
Derrell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 9 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 9 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derrell | 9 | #8,422 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Derrell?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Derrell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Derrell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Derrell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Derrell?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Derrell are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 32 and 60. That makes Derrell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Derrell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Derrell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Derrell
How popular is the name Derrell?
Derrell was the 8422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 780th; the most babies were born in 1987 (136). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,837 places. More babies were named Derrell in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Derrell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Derrell in the US.