Boys' name · since 1951
Derris
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 416 babies named Derris, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 416
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
416 boys have been named Derris since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derris recorded 416 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2014.
- #8,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 416 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derris ranks #8,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,817 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 416
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derris's 416 recorded births place it above 80.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derris splits its recorded history at 1983: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2014
- Peak year (1990)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Derris by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (125 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Derris's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Derris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 125 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Derris's data
- Derris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1951–2014 (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 Derris 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.