Boys' name · since 1963
Derone
Derone has 55 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
55 boys have been named Derone since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derone recorded 55 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1991.
- #21,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derone ranks #21,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Derone's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derone's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derone popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1991
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Derone by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Derone's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Derone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Derone's data
- Derone's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Derone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~28 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, 1963–1991 (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 Derone 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.