Recorded 1944–1980 Girls' name Peak 1961 354 births

Derenda — girls' name

354 babies named Derenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s371950s1211960s1401970s501980s6
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Derenda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

19 babies were named Derenda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 354 babies named Derenda between 1944 and 1980, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Derenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derenda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Derenda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Derenda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derenda 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 354 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.

Derenda at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

354

Since 1944

37 years of records

Peak year

1961

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1944

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1980

Derenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1944

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1961)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 19801974196819631958195219461944 7

Derenda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
140 births that decade — 40% of Derenda's all-time total
1940s371950s1211960s1401970s501980s6

Derenda by state

Where Derenda concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Derenda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 4.8%
Texas share of Derenda's total US births 4.8%

17 of 354 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derenda?
354 babies have been named Derenda since 1944. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1961 with 19 births.
When was Derenda most popular?
Derenda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Derenda most popular?
The top states for the name Derenda are Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Derenda been used?
Derenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 37 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Derenda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1944–1980 (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.