Deryl
Last seen for girls in 1965 at #5,289 · Last seen for boys in 2003 at #8,643
Given to boys 90.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 49 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,826since 1915
Deryl over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #8,209 | 7 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,874 | 7 | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,236 | 10 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,521 | 9 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,765 | 20 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,785 | 6 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,141 | 9 | |
| 1982 | — | #4,593 | 8 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,669 | 17 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,665 | 16 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,113 | 22 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,050 | 21 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,405 | 16 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,784 | 25 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,523 | 31 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,414 | 32 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,393 | 31 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,476 | 27 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,684 | 21 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #1,513 | 26 |
| 1964 | — | #1,288 | 37 | |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1962 | — | #1,172 | 44 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #1,097 | 51 |
| 1960 | — | #1,252 | 39 | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #1,117 | 48 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #1,071 | 51 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #1,015 | 56 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #1,083 | 49 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #1,105 | 45 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #1,082 | 48 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #1,139 | 42 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #1,152 | 41 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #1,005 | 49 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #989 | 49 |
| 1949 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,000 | 51 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #1,355 | 27 |
| 1945 | — | #1,270 | 27 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #1,193 | 31 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,485 | 21 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,390 | 23 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,453 | 22 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,425 | 23 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,540 | 20 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,489 | 22 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,793 | 18 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
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| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
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| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Deryl! It came in at #3,825, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Deryl is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Missouri#463 · 1 in 9,680
- Illinois#748 · 1 in 22,780
- California#964 · 1 in 31,499
Best ever in a state: #262 in Kansas, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #463 | 5 | 1 in 9,680 |
| Illinois | #748 | 5 | 1 in 22,780 |
| California | #964 | 6 | 1 in 31,499 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Deryl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
- Biggest jump: 355 spots in 1947 (#1,355 → #1,000)
- Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1948 (#1,000 → #1,280)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1950 at #989 (49 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1947–1950
- Highest: 1 in 35,874 boys born in 1947 were named Deryl (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 282,193 boys born in 2003 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #989 in 1950, was only 1 in 36,536 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.2% of all boys named Deryl (478) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,368 (1918) | #3,597 |
| 1920s | 128 | #1,760 (1928) | #2,450 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,390 (1939) | #1,596 |
| 1940s | 281 | #1,000 (1947) | #1,413 |
| 1950s | 478 | #989 (1950) | #1,076 |
| 1960s | 343 | #1,097 (1961) | #1,361 |
| 1970s | 203 | #1,523 (1970) | #2,216 |
| 1980s | 106 | #2,765 (1988) | #4,249 |
| 1990s | 64 | #5,236 (1992) | #6,515 |
| 2000s | 14 | #8,209 (2000) | #8,426 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Deryl in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 288,356 of them was named Deryl, which outranked 29.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 41,651 of them was named Deryl, which outranked 76.4% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,078Tammy52
- #1,078Trenton52
- #1,078Willy52
- #1,097Deryl51
- #1,097Brooke51
- #1,097Chaim51
- #1,097Farrell51
- #1,108Claudio50
- #1,108Dondi50
- #1,108Elston50
Tied with 10 names at #1,097; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.