Girls' name · since 1944
Derinda
435 babies named Derinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
435 girls have been named Derinda since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derinda recorded 435 times among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 1984.
- #12,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 435 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derinda ranks #12,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Derinda's 435 recorded births place it above 82.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Derinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derinda splits its recorded history at 1961: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1984
- Peak year (1953)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Derinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (155 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Derinda's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Derinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
153 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 155 births (36% of all-time use).
Derinda by state
Where Derinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Derinda's data
- Derinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Derindas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1944–1984 (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 Derinda 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.