Boys' name · since 1978
Derius
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 560 babies named Derius, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 560
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
560 boys have been named Derius since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derius recorded 560 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2021.
- #7,376 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 560 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derius ranks #7,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 560 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 560
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derius's 560 recorded births place it above 83.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Derius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derius splits its recorded history at 1999: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Derius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (225 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Derius's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Derius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 225 births (40% of all-time use).
How Derius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Derius's total volume
Derius by state
Where Derius concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
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What to do with Derius's data
- Derius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Deriuss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1978–2021 (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 Derius 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.