Is Derell a boy or girl name?

Derell is a boy’s name. Of the 731 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Derell

Recorded 1945–2024 · United States

Derell was most popular in 1986, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,373 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 731 people named Derell.

Derell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derell’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 731 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org