Derell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ul
- Origin
- French
Derell is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “from Airelle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Derell mean?
French: spelling of Derrell, itself a variant of Darrell, from the Norman surname d'Airelle
“from Airelle”
Darrell began as a Norman surname for a family from Airelle in Normandy.
Meaning borrowed from Derrell.
Is Derell a girl's or a boy's name?
Derell is a boys' name.
How popular is Derell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the boys named Derell in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,053 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
Names like Derell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan Tyrell Devin Daniel Dustin Quincy Ryan Adam Cody Brandon Maxwell Jacob
Names related to Derell
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Derell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derell, updated 20 October 2026.