Derin Boy & girl

How popular is Derin?

#5,397 boy name in 2025

17 baby boys were named Derin in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).

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1,120living people named Derin (est.)
20median age of people named Derin
1,151babies named Derin since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025

Derin popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,397 for boys (▲ 6947 from 2024)
Babies in 202517 boys, 10 girls
10-year trendFalling (-19% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,543 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020
Peak year2010 (38 boys)
Highest rank#2,029 in 1967
First recorded1964
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)57% boys, 43% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Derin counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Deron family of names ranked #2,576 for boys in 2025 (#2,674 the year before), with 36 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Deron 8 22%
Derin 17 47%
Derron 5 14%
Deran 6 17%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Derin by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1960s45#2,029
1970s65#3,214
1980s142#2,503
1990s127#3,672
2000s244#3,152
2010s221#3,013
2020s67#5,037

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Questions

Is Derin a boy or girl name?
Derin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 57% of babies named Derin were boys and 43% were girls.
How popular is the name Derin?
17 baby boys were named Derin in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
When was Derin most popular?
Derin peaked in 2010, when 38 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,029 in 1967.
How many people are named Derin?
1,151 babies have been named Derin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,120 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.