Derry

Girl · recorded 1932–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1961best year

Most popular in 1961.

Last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1932

03619321942195319631973

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 22 recorded years as a table
Derry, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19325
19345
19355
19365
19426
19434
19474
19483
19493
19524
19533
19544
19553
19565
19572
19593
19602
19616
19633
19643
19703
19733

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Derry isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1973
5
Rank in 1973
#8,423
How rare
1 in 291,641 girls
Since 1932
137

Derry was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1961, at 6 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Derry doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.