Name meaning & stats
Del
Del means “ruler of the people” (Germanic origin). 4,141 US babies since 1940, peak 1958.
What it means
“ruler of the people”
GermanicPet form of Derek
In US birth records
Peak year: 1958
4,141 US babies were named Del between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Del (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 53% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1958)