Derrell

Where Derrell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Derrell.

Derrell through the years
  1. 1909
    First appearance
    #1,440 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Derrell Griffith born
    American baseball player
  3. 1958
    Peak, #777
    92 babies named Derrell, its best rank.
  4. 1971
    Derrell Mitchell born
    American football player
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,175.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Derrell Griffith · American baseball player, 1943–2026
  • Derrell Mitchell · American football player, born 1971
  • Derrell Palmer · Player of American football, 1922–2009
  • Derrell Robertson · football player, 1967–1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.