Boys' name · since 1960
Derrin
Derrin has 678 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 678
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derrin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 678 recorded since 1960.
Derrin has 678 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2023.
- #6,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 678 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrin ranks #6,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 678 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 678
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derrin's 678 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Derrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derrin's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derrin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023
- Peak year (1965)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Derrin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (147 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Derrin's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Derrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
131 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 147 births (22% of all-time use).
How Derrin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Derrin's total volume
Derrin by state
Where Derrin concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 678 births nationwide.
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- Derrin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Derrins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1960–2023 (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 Derrin 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.