UK girl's name
Dervla
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dervla is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Dervla popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5785, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 10 births.
This profile covers 48 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 130 living people in the UK are called Dervla. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dervla ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 10 girls were registered as Dervla.
- • Dervla ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #383 in 2012.
- • About 130 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dervla as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5785
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
10 births
Estimated living
130
2026
Popularity
Dervla over time
The chart below shows babies named Dervla registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dervla, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dervla by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dervla was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5764 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3980 | 23 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2525 | 19 | 3 |
Geography
Where Dervla is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Dervla. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Dervla ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #383 in 2012.
Across the UK
Dervla in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#383 in 2012
14 years of NISRA records, 83 total registered
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FAQ
Dervla: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dervla in the UK right now?
In 2016, Dervla was ranked #5785 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Dervla most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 10 babies registered as Dervla in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dervla in the UK?
A total of 48 babies have been registered as Dervla across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 83 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Dervla most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Dervla ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #383 in 2012. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.