Recorded 1964–2018 Boys' name Peak 2012 409 births

Derren — boys' name

409 babies named Derren in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s521980s711990s652000s922010s74
2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Derren was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

17 babies were named Derren in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derren

The Social Security Administration has registered 409 babies named Derren between 1964 and 2018, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derren performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Derren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derren 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 409 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.

Derren at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

409

Since 1964

55 years of records

Peak year

2012

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1964

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2018

Derren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1964

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2012)
17
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 201820112005199919911985197419681964 8

Derren by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 22% of Derren's all-time total
1960s551970s521980s711990s652000s922010s74

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derren?
409 babies have been named Derren since 1964. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2012 with 17 births.
When was Derren most popular?
Derren was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Derren been used?
Derren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 55 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Derren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1964–2018 (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.