Derward — boys' name

What the Data Says About Derward

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Derward between 1915 and 1952, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derward performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Derward shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Derward in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derward 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 110 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.