Derry

Where Derry comes from

From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.
— Wiktionary's entry for Derry
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,915 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Peak, #1,075
    50 babies named Derry — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,625.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.