Recorded 1993–2016 Boys' name Peak 2008 129 births

Derreon — boys' name

129 babies named Derreon in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

129 boys have been named Derreon since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

129
total births
1993–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Derreon was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

26 babies were named Derreon in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derreon

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Derreon between 1993 and 2016, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derreon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derreon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Derreon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Derreon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derreon 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 129 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.

Derreon at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

129

Since 1993

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1993

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2016

Derreon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1993

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
051015202530 201620132012201120102009200820072006200520031993 5

Derreon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75 births that decade — 58% of Derreon's all-time total
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Derreon by state

Where Derreon concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Derreon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.7%
#2 Georgia
5 3.9%
California share of Derreon's total US births 4.7%
Even split

6 of 129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derreon?
129 babies have been named Derreon since 1993. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 26 births.
When was Derreon most popular?
Derreon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Derreon most popular?
The top states for the name Derreon are California (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Derreon been used?
Derreon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 24 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Derreon?
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, 1993–2016 (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.