Girls' name · since 1981
Der
190 babies named Der in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Der is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 190 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Der has been recorded 190 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1999.
- #20,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Der ranks #20,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Der's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Der's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Der splits its recorded history at 1991: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Der popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1999
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Der by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (124 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Der's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Der births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 124 births (65% of all-time use).
Der by state
Where Der concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 35.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 11 | 5.8% |
67 of 190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Ders (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Der: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Der draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.