boy's name

Derrin

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 685

Scotland

#707

2008 births

Derrin is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1965, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1960.

Derrin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

147
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Derrin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 129
1970s 83
1980s 147
1990s 131
2000s 100
2010s 82
2020s (to 2023) 6

How popular is Derrin?

In 2023, Derrin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Derrin is used

Scotland #707 3 in 2008
England & Wales #3,343 4 in 2004
United States #11,465 6 in 2023

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 Derrin

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

Parents who like Derrin also like

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

Sibling names for Derrin

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

Common questions about Derrin

How popular is the name Derrin?

In 2023, Derrin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Derrin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Derrin most popular?

Derrin peaked in 1965, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.