Girls' name · since 1958
Derhonda
Derhonda has 101 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Derhonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 101 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Derhonda recorded 101 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1983.
- #26,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derhonda ranks #26,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Derhonda's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derhonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derhonda's full recorded timeline at 1967, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derhonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1983
- Peak year (1965)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Derhonda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (44 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Derhonda's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Derhonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 44 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Derhonda's data
- Derhonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derhonda: 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 (~25 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, 1958–1983 (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 Derhonda 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.