Is Derrell a boy or girl name?
Derrell was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 5,871 US babies named Derrell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,111
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Derrell since 1909
- 5,871
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 136 babies
Boys and girls named Derrell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 496 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 719 | 6 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 710 | 10 | 1.4% |
| 1970s | 674 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,017 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 779 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,111 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,623 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,470 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,213 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,515 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | #5,006 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,260 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,637 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,816 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,800 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 58 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 97 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 131 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 128 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 133 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 136 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 113 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 107 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 77 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 85 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 92 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 91 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 76 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 70 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 63 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 68 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 80 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 63 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 53 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 74 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 63 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 82 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 77 | #857 | 5 | #6,833 |
| 1962 | 71 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 75 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 72 | #894 | 5 | #6,588 |
| 1959 | 68 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 92 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 87 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 57 | #991 | 6 | #5,447 |
| 1955 | 83 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 75 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 76 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 72 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 61 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 56 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 47 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 49 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 43 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 50 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 51 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 47 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 46 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 50 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 51 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 52 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 42 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 41 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 47 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 42 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 46 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 29 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,311 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,769 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Derrell reached #780 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #5,447 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Derrell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.