Recorded 1912–1957 Girls' name Peak 1912 31 births

Derna — girls' name

31 babies named Derna in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261950s5
1910s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Derna was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

10 babies were named Derna in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derna

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Derna between 1912 and 1957, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Derna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derna performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Derna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derna 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 31 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.

Derna at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

31

Since 1912

46 years of records

Peak year

1912

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1912

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1957

Derna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1912

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1912)
10
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 19571915191419131912 10

Derna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
26 births that decade — 84% of Derna's all-time total
1910s261950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derna?
31 babies have been named Derna since 1912. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1912 with 10 births.
When was Derna most popular?
Derna was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Derna been used?
Derna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 46 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Derna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1912–1957 (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.