Derryl
Derryl is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Derryl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derryl is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Derryl
Derryl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1934, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 44 Derryls were born — ranking #1,172 that year. As of 2026, Derryl ranks #11,037 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 901 Derryls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Derryl
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About the name Derryl
Derryl is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 901 births in the dataset. Derryl's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,172. Use the chart and map above to compare Derryl'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.