Boys' name · since 1989
Derrien
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Derrien, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
183 boys have been named Derrien since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Derrien has 183 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.
- #13,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 183 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrien ranks #13,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 183
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Derrien's 183 recorded births place it above 70.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derrien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derrien splits its recorded history at 2003: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derrien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Derrien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Derrien's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Derrien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Derrien's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2010s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derrien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1989–2015 (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 Derrien 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.