Unisex name · since 1987
Derby
Derby has 29 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Derby is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Derby recorded 29 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2011.
- #26,044 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derby ranks #26,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Derby's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derby splits its recorded history at 2006: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2011
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Derby popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1955 (Derby as girls' name)
Derby by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Derby's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Derby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (34% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1987–2011 (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 Derby 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.