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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Deryl

Deryl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 990th; the most babies were born in 1957 (56). More babies were named Deryl 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
195756 babies
Total since 1880
2,016babies recorded

Deryl popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 190 since 1927.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#8,4257
1990#8,4575
1980#2,99415
1970#1,52731
1960#1,25439
1950#99049
1940#2,01013
1930#1,76718
1920#3,5687
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Deryl, counting every spelling?

Deryl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Deryl?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Deryl are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 52 and 72. That makes Deryl 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.

Deryl by state

How common Deryl was among boys born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.8×). In 44 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKS0.04Arkansas: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesFL0.02
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Deryl, boys, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Deryl

How popular is the name Deryl?

Deryl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 990th; the most babies were born in 1957 (56). More babies were named Deryl in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Deryl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 190 girls and 1,826 boys.

Where was Deryl most popular?

In 1955–1959, Deryl was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Alabama.