Recorded 1984–2023 Girls' name Peak 1991 173 births

Derya — girls' name

173 babies named Derya in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s412000s502010s512020s12

The verdict

173 girls have been named Derya since 1984, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

173
total births
1984–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Derya was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Derya in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derya

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Derya between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Derya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Derya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derya 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 173 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.

Derya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

173

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Derya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 20232017201120052001199519861984 6

Derya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 29% of Derya's all-time total
1980s191990s412000s502010s512020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derya?
173 babies have been named Derya since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Derya most popular?
Derya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Derya been used?
Derya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Derya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–2023 (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.