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Deryl

91% boys · last recorded 2003

Deryl has been given to about 2,016 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,439
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deryl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 73
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,016

How popular is Deryl?

Its best year was 1957, when 73 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Deryl is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Deryl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Beryl0.85
  2. Daryl0.70
  3. Darryl0.67
  4. Derrell0.67
  5. Dell0.64
  6. Del0.64
  7. Derik0.64
  8. Deric0.64

Middle names for Deryl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deryl Paul0.77
  2. Deryl John0.77
  3. Deryl Blake0.76
  4. Deryl Wade0.76
  5. Deryl Ross0.76
  6. Deryl Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Deryl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.79
  2. Margosister · 0.78
  3. Ramonasister · 0.77
  4. Rockybrother · 0.73
  5. Rudybrother · 0.73
  6. Tommybrother · 0.72

Where Deryl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deryl Anderson0.77
    2. Deryl White0.72
    3. Deryl Nguyen0.72
    4. Deryl Moore0.72
    5. Deryl Hill0.72
    6. Deryl Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deryl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.