The baby name Derrel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DER-əl (IPA: /ˈdɛrəl/).
Derrel is English in Origin.
The baby name Derrel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DER-əl (IPA: /ˈdɛrəl/).
Derrel is English in Origin.
Derrel is an English given name formed as a modern respelling of Darrell, which itself comes from an English surname of Norman French origin. The surname indicated someone "from Airelle," a locality in Normandy; some link it to the French word airelle, "bilberry/whortleberry," though the place-name’s exact root is debated. As a given name, Derrel therefore carries the sense of a habitational origin, with an evocative association to woodland berries in French.
Used in the Anglophone world since the late 19th century, the name rose with the mid-20th-century vogue for Darrell/Daryl in the United States. Derrel remains the rarer spelling, most common among American boys born from the 1930s through the 1970s. Close variants include Darrell, Darrel, Darell, Derrell, Daryl, Darryl, Daryle, and Daryll; feminine or unisex use occurs mainly with Daryl. Nicknames such as Dar, Derry, and Rel are occasionally heard.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
Derrel is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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