How Many People Are Named Derell?
An estimated 699 people in the United States have the first name Derell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Derell peaked in popularity in 1986 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Derell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
699
About 1 in 490,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1986
34 births
Total Registered
731
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derell
Derell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 731 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Derell as a male name
Ranked #12,724 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (34 births)
Derell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derell span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 225 babies were registered. Derell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Derell by Decade
How has Derell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Derell by State
Derell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Derell
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Derell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derell?
We estimate approximately 699 people named Derell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 490,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Derell a common name?
Derell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 731 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derell most popular?
Derell reached peak popularity in 1986, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derell is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derell a male name?
Derell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derell Smith, Derell Johnson, Derell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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