Derald
Darold and Derald are masculine given names. Notable people with these names include:
Meaning & Origin of Derald
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darold and Derald are masculine given names. Notable people with these names include:
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The Story of Derald
Derald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 75 Deralds were born — ranking #721 that year. As of 2026, Derald ranks #9,112 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Deralds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Derald
Derald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Derald's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #721. Use the chart and map above to compare Derald's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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