Is Derwood a boy or girl name?

Derwood is a boy’s name. Of the 1,021 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Derwood

Recorded 1912–1976 · United States

Derwood was most popular in 1919, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,415 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,021 people named Derwood.

Derwood over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derwood’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derwood a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derwood is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,021 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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