Derval

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Derval: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Derval: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 10 years, its highest recorded position is #236, and it was last ranked in 2007.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
44years from first to last
#236highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Derval's record

Absent from every published list for 10 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–2007

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#274
1965	#385
1966	#236
1967	#268
1968	#357
1969	#351
1970	#326
1971	#257
1972	#332
1973	#262
1974	#300
1975	#343
1976	#284
1977	#468
1978	#388
1979	#467
1980	#542
1981	#471
1983	#365
1985	#519
1988	#492
1996	#534
2007	#705

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 23 of the 44 years from 1964 to 2007.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–2007 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Derval by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Derval in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	34	6 of 10	6
1970sbusiest	80	10 of 10	8
1980s	20	5 of 10	4
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Derval appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #236 in Republic of Ireland in 1966.

Derval's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#705	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#534	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#492	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#519	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#365	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#468	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#284	11	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#343	7	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	9	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#262	14	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#332	7	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#257	12	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	6	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#351	5	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#357	4	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#268	7	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#236	9	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	6	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 2007, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #236, first reached in 1966.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 10 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Derrick · #137, 52y
Derry · #253, 31y
Dervilla · #202, 18y
Dervla · #161, 49y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ågot · #235, 19y
Oddleif · #237, 20y
Torodd · #237, 24y
Muiris · #239, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Bernice · #236, 58y
Dymphna · #236, 16y
Olwyn · #236, 53y
Ciaron · #235, 19y

Derval was ranked #236 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1966. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Derval and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Derval without appearing here.

Derval moved ahead of

Audrey Compare
In 2006 they stood at #534 and #279 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #705 and #842.
Tina Compare
In 2006 they stood at #534 and #393 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #705 and #842.
Tracey Compare
In 2006 they stood at #534 and #216 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #705 and #842.
Violet Compare
In 1980 they stood at #542 and #542 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1981 that had become #471 and #533.

Moved ahead of Derval

Ada Compare
In 2006 they stood at #388 and #522 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2007 that had become #705 and #373.
Cassandra Compare
In 1984 they stood at #365 and #476 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1985 that had become #519 and #267.
Hayley Compare
In 1984 they stood at #365 and #401 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1985 that had become #519 and #267.
Megan Compare
In 1984 they stood at #365 and #529 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1985 that had become #519 and #283.

Moved the opposite way to Derval

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 while Aisling went from #154 to #36.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 while Alexandra went from #222 to #67.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 while Amelia went from #300 to #48.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 while Anna went from #34 to #20.

Moved the same way as Derval

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 and Alma from #327 to #842.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 and Amanda from #118 to #196.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 and Angela from #24 to #404.
Anita Compare
Between 1964 and 2007 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Derval went from #274 to #705 and Anita from #130 to #705.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 2007. Highest recorded position: #236 in Republic of Ireland in 1966. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Derval

Derval at a glance

What stands out in Derval's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Derval by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Popularity data

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Derval at a glance

What stands out in Derval's record

Derval by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Derval appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Derval

Derval and the names beside it

Derval moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Derval

Moved the opposite way to Derval

Moved the same way as Derval