Derwin — #10988 US boys' name
3,817 babies named Derwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
30% of everyone ever named Derwin was born in this single decade.
140 babies were named Derwin in 1958 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Derwin
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,817 babies named Derwin between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derwin currently holds the #10988 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 140 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Derwin performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Derwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 218 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Derwin in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Derwin 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 3,817 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.
Derwin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Derwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (1958)
- 140
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #10988 among boys.
3,817 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 140 births in a single year.
Derwin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 1,160 births that decade — 30% of Derwin's all-time total
Derwin decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,160 births
- Runner-up 625 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Derwin's strongest decade
1,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
Derwin by state
Where Derwin concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 218 | 5.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 179 | 4.7% |
| #3 | California | | 168 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 94 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 92 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 91 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 87 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 73 | 1.9% |
218 of 3,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.7% of nationwide
- New York 4.7% of nationwide
- California 4.4% of nationwide
- Florida 2.5% of nationwide
- Louisiana 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 22 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Derwin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.