Boys' name · since 1917
Dermot
Dermot has 482 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 482
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dermot is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 482 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dermot has been recorded 482 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2022.
- #8,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 482 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dermot ranks #8,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 482 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 482
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dermot's 482 recorded births place it above 82.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dermot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dermot splits its recorded history at 1976: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dermot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2022
- Peak year (1969)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Dermot by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (105 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Dermot's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dermot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 105 births (22% of all-time use).
Dermot by state
Where Dermot concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 9.5% |
46 of 482 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dermot's data
- Dermot's decade-level peak was the 1960s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dermots (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Dermot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1917–2022 (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 Dermot 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.