Recorded 1920–2023 Boys' name Peak 1980 163 births

Deran — boys' name

163 babies named Deran in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s391970s291980s481990s252000s62010s52020s6
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Deran was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Deran in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deran

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Deran between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deran performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deran in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 163 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deran at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

163

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Deran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
468101214 2023199719871980197419661920 5

Deran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 29% of Deran's all-time total
1920s51960s391970s291980s481990s252000s62010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deran?
163 babies have been named Deran since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Deran most popular?
Deran was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Deran been used?
Deran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Deran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.