Derris — boys' name

What the Data Says About Derris

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Derris between 1951 and 2014, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Derris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derris 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 416 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.