Girls' name · since 1969

Derina

Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Derina, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#52,972 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1969
1980s
peak decade

Derina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1969.

Derina has 11 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1981.

  • #52,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1969
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derina ranks #52,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.

#52,972 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1969
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Derina's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Derina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Derina's full recorded timeline at 1981, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Derina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19691981 6

Derina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1980s was Derina's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Derina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derina?
Since 1969, Social Security records show 11 babies named Derina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #52,972 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1981. Its busiest year on record was 1981, with 6 births.
Where does Derina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derina ranks #52,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Derina most popular?
Derina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Derina been used?
Records for Derina go back to 1969, giving 13 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Derina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derricka, Derek, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Derina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–1981 (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 Derina 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.