Dermott — boys' name
20 babies named Dermott in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
20 boys have been named Dermott since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2006.
- 20
- total births
- 1961–2006
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
70% of everyone ever named Dermott was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Dermott in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dermott
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Dermott between 1961 and 2006, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dermott currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dermott performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dermott shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dermott in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dermott 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 20 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.
Dermott at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dermott popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2006.
20 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 8 births in a single year.
Dermott by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 14 births that decade — 70% of Dermott's all-time total
Dermott decade highlights
- Peak decade 14 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Dermott's strongest decade
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 70% of all-time use.
Dermott by state
Where Dermott concentrates geographically — total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 25.0% |
5 of 20 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 25.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 25.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.