How Many People Are Named Derrell?
people named Derrell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 76,325 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,880 babies named Derrell in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
136 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Derrell (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Derrell alive today is about 44 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Derrell first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 1987, to 136 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Derrell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #779, in 1958. In 2025 it ranked #8,418.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,418 |
| Best rank | #779 (1958) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #917 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Derrell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Derrell were born in Texas than in any other state: about 370 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Derrell was given 5.1 times as often in Georgia, 3.3 times in Maryland and 3.3 times in Texas.
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