US rank #2369 Unisex name Peak 1996 1,473 births

Derian — #2369 US boys' name

1,473 babies named Derian in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s111980s751990s4022000s4702010s3152020s195
#2369
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Derian was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

85 babies were named Derian in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derian

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,473 babies named Derian between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derian currently holds the #2369 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 85 babies received it in a single year. Derian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 135 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 470 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Derian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 259 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Derian in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derian 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 1,473 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.

Derian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,473

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

1996

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,369

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Derian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
85
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200620001994198819821967 5

Derian popularity over time — girls

135 total births recorded since 1990 (Derian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 135 births
0510152025 2015200119991997199519931990 5

Derian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
470 births that decade — 32% of Derian's all-time total
1960s51970s111980s751990s4022000s4702010s3152020s195

Derian by state

Where Derian concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Derian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
259 17.6%
#2 California
176 11.9%
#3 New York
11 0.7%
#4 Florida
10 0.7%
#5 Illinois
7 0.5%
#6 Nevada
7 0.5%
#7 Arizona
5 0.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
Texas share of Derian's total US births 17.6%
Even split

259 of 1,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derian?
1,473 babies have been named Derian since 1967. It currently ranks #2369 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 85 births.
When was Derian most popular?
Derian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 470 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Derian most popular?
The top states for the name Derian are Texas (259 births), California (176 births), New York (11 births).
Is Derian a unisex name?
Yes, Derian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,473 births, and as a girl's name it has 135 births.
How long has the name Derian been used?
Derian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Derian?
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.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.