Recorded 1989–2015 Boys' name Peak 2010 183 births

Derrien — boys' name

183 babies named Derrien in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s592000s782010s41

The verdict

183 boys have been named Derrien since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

183
total births
1989–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Derrien was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

16 babies were named Derrien in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derrien

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Derrien between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derrien currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derrien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Derrien shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derrien 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 183 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.

Derrien at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

183

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Derrien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20152010200720042001199719941989 5

Derrien by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 43% of Derrien's all-time total
1980s51990s592000s782010s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derrien?
183 babies have been named Derrien since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Derrien most popular?
Derrien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Derrien been used?
Derrien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Derrien?
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, 1989–2015 (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.