Recorded 1984–2010 Boys' name Peak 1991 91 births

Derrious — boys' name

91 babies named Derrious in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

91 boys have been named Derrious since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

91
total births
1984–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Derrious was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Derrious in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derrious

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Derrious between 1984 and 2010, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derrious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derrious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Derrious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derrious 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 91 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.

Derrious at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

91

Since 1984

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1984

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2010

Derrious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1984

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 20102005199819961993199019861984 5

Derrious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 49% of Derrious's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derrious?
91 babies have been named Derrious since 1984. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Derrious most popular?
Derrious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Derrious been used?
Derrious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 27 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Derrious?
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, 1984–2010 (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.