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“oak forest”
/ˈdɛɹi/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Derry is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Irish daire via Irish, with the stated meaning “oak forest”.
Meaning: “oak forest”
From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2016: 6 boys (rank 10744). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Derry
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 6 | 2,915 | observed |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,082 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 7 | 3,217 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 7 | 3,489 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 6 | 3,872 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1925 | 7 | 3,408 | observed |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,139 | observed |
| 1927 | 6 | 3,780 | observed |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,452 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | 9 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1932 | 14 | 1,995 | observed |
| 1933 | 14 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1934 | 27 | 1,293 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,127 | observed |
| 1936 | 20 | 1,505 | observed |
| 1937 | 23 | 1,403 | observed |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,185 | observed |
| 1939 | 15 | 1,795 | observed |
| 1940 | 14 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1941 | 21 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1942 | 14 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1943 | 18 | 1,699 | observed |
| 1944 | 18 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1945 | 22 | 1,406 | observed |
| 1946 | 21 | 1,557 | observed |
| 1947 | 21 | 1,646 | observed |
| 1948 | 25 | 1,460 | observed |
| 1949 | 27 | 1,409 | observed |
| 1950 | 27 | 1,395 | observed |
| 1951 | 34 | 1,261 | observed |
| 1952 | 27 | 1,461 | observed |
| 1953 | 40 | 1,170 | observed |
| 1954 | 26 | 1,496 | observed |
| 1955 | 29 | 1,419 | observed |
| 1956 | 25 | 1,568 | observed |
| 1957 | 50 | 1,075 | observed |
| 1958 | 43 | 1,172 | observed |
| 1959 | 34 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1960 | 35 | 1,341 | observed |
| 1961 | 36 | 1,322 | observed |
| 1962 | 24 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1963 | 28 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1964 | 36 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1965 | 26 | 1,513 | observed |
| 1966 | 21 | 1,684 | observed |
| 1967 | 28 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1969 | 14 | 2,308 | observed |
| 1970 | 30 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1971 | 22 | 1,916 | observed |
| 1972 | 22 | 1,928 | observed |
| 1973 | 20 | 2,036 | observed |
| 1974 | 19 | 2,199 | observed |
| 1975 | 17 | 2,450 | observed |
| 1976 | 19 | 2,329 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 11 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,018 | observed |
| 1980 | 16 | 2,831 | observed |
| 1981 | 9 | 4,153 | observed |
| 1982 | 12 | 3,482 | observed |
| 1983 | 16 | 2,787 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1985 | 23 | 2,293 | observed |
| 1986 | 12 | 3,653 | observed |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,573 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | observed |
| 1989 | 11 | 4,527 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | observed |
| 1991 | 13 | 4,231 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 5,002 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 4,791 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 3,678 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 8,110 | observed |
| 1998 | 8 | 6,843 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 8,704 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,839 | observed |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,258 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 7 | 9,115 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2007 | 11 | 7,094 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 9,568 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Derry” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
