girl's name

Derna

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 46

France

#914

1914 births

Derna is a girl's name. In 1957 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1912, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.

Derna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1957, not a full ten years.

26
'10 '50
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Births named Derna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 26
1950s (to 1957) 5

How popular is Derna?

In 1957, Derna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Derna is used

France #914 5 in 1914
United States #6,168 5 in 1957

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Derna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Derna also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Derna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Derna

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Derna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Derna

How popular is the name Derna?

In 1957, Derna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Derna a girl's or a boy's name?

Derna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Derna most popular?

Derna peaked in 1912, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.