Derius — boys' name

What the Data Says About Derius

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Derius between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Derius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Derius in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derius 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 560 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.