Boys' name · since 1915
Derward
110 babies named Derward in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
110 boys have been named Derward since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Derward has 110 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1952.
- #16,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 110 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derward ranks #16,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Derward's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Derward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derward splits its recorded history at 1926: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1952
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Derward by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Derward's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Derward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (47% of all-time use).
Derward by state
Where Derward concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.5% |
5 of 110 births nationwide.
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What to do with Derward's data
- Derward's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Derwards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1915–1952 (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 Derward 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.