Girls' name · since 1912
Derna
Derna has 31 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1912 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Derna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derna has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1957.
- #40,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derna ranks #40,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #40,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Derna's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derna's full recorded timeline at 1914, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1912 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1957
- Peak year (1912)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Derna by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (26 births, 84% of the file).
1910s was Derna's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Derna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
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What to do with Derna's data
- Derna's decade-level peak was the 1910s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1912–1957 (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 Derna 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.