Is Derryl a boy or girl name?

Derryl is a boy’s name. Of the 916 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys.

Derryl

Recorded 1934–2008 · United States

Derryl was most popular in 1962, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,748 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 916 people named Derryl.

Derryl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derryl’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derryl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derryl is a boy’s name — 1.6% of the 916 Americans given it were girls and 98.4% were 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