Boys' name · since 1956
Deron
5,709 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.
- #1,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,709
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,709 babies have been named Deron since 1956, making it today's #9042 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Deron recorded 5,709 times among boys since 1956, holding rank #9042 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,709 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deron ranks #1,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,709 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,709
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deron's 5,709 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deron compares
5,709 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deron's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,709 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 270 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deron's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 270, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 270
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Deron popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1967 (Deron as girls' name)
Deron by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,334 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Deron's strongest decade.
1,334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Deron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,334 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,135 births
- 1980s
1980s
948 births
- 1990s
1990s
936 births
- 2000s
2000s
718 births
- 2010s 478
2010s
478 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,334 births (23% of all-time use).
How Deron compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deron's total volume
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 | 7.0% |
| #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 5,709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Deron appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deron's data
- Deron's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,334 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Derons (475 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Deron 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.