Boys' name · since 1959
Derron
Derron has 1,536 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,896 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,536
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,536 babies have been named Derron since 1959, making it today's #12263 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Derron recorded 1,536 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #12263 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #3,896 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,263 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,536 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derron ranks #3,896 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,263 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,536 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,896 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,536
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derron's 1,536 recorded births place it above 91.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Derron compares
1,536 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Derron's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Derron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Derron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derron's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Derron by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (322 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Derron's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Derron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
251 births
- 1980s
1980s
305 births
- 1990s
1990s
322 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 322 births (21% of all-time use).
How Derron 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 Derron's total volume
Derron by state
Where Derron concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
46 of 1,536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Derron's data
- Derron's decade-level peak was the 1990s (322 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Derrons (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Derron
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derron: 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 (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Derron 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.