Deron — #4724 US boys' name
5,701 babies named Deron in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 67% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Deron was born in this single decade.
270 babies were named Deron in 1966 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Deron
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,701 babies named Deron between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deron currently holds the #4724 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 270 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Deron performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,334 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 475 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Deron in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Deron 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 5,701 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.
Deron at a glance
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Current rank
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Deron popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956
- Peak year (1966)
- 270
- Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
Currently ranks #4724 among boys.
5,701 total births across 69 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1966 with 270 births in a single year.
Deron popularity over time — girls
35 total births recorded since 1967 (Deron as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Deron accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Deron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 1,334 births that decade — 23% of Deron's all-time total
Deron decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,334 births
- Runner-up 1,135 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Deron's strongest decade
1,334 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Deron by state
Where Deron concentrates geographically — total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 475 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 402 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 282 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 249 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 242 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 230 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 222 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 124 | 2.2% |
475 of 5,701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 7.1% of nationwide
- New York 4.9% of nationwide
- Texas 4.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 25 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Deron appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1956–2024 (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.