Is Deryl a boy or girl name?

Deryl is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,016 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.4% were girls and 90.6% were boys.

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Deryl

Recorded 1915–2003 · United States

Deryl was most popular in 1957, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,028 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,016 people named Deryl.

Deryl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deryl’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deryl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deryl is mostly a boy’s name — 9.4% of the 2,016 Americans given it were girls and 90.6% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Deryl

Where Deryl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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