Given name
Derrill
“one who is greatly loved”·“one who is dearly loved”
Derrill is a variant of Daryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved.” Derrill is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Derrill is a variant of Daryl. One English interpretation is “one who is greatly loved.” Derrill is a variant of Darrel. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Derrill is a variant of Daryl. An origin associated with Daryl is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Derrill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 787
- 787 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 441 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Derrill’s family of names
Derrill has a related form in Daryl. Derrill has a related form in Darrel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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