Boys' name · since 1916
Derwin
Derwin has 3,833 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,833
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Derwin currently ranks #5639 among boys' names in America, with 3,833 babies recorded since 1916.
Derwin has 3,833 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5639 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #2,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,639 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,833 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derwin ranks #2,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,639 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,833 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,639 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,833
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Derwin's 3,833 recorded births place it above 95.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Derwin compares
3,833 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Derwin's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Derwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,833 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 140 | 34 | 22,252 |
Derwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derwin splits its recorded history at 1972: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Derwin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,160 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Derwin's strongest decade.
1,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Derwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 100
1920s
100 births
- 1930s 94
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
625 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,160 births
- 1970s
1970s
553 births
- 1980s 342
1980s
342 births
- 1990s 286
1990s
286 births
- 2000s 213
2000s
213 births
- 2010s 319
2010s
319 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,160 births (30% of all-time use).
How Derwin 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 Derwin's total volume
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 3,833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Derwin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derwin's data
- Derwin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,160 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Derwins (218 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Derwin 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.