boy's name
Derringer
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 58
Derringer is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2010.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Derringer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17 |
How popular is Derringer?
In 2025, Derringer was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Derringer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Derringer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Derringer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Derringer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Derringer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Derringer
How popular is the name Derringer?
In 2025, Derringer was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Derringer a girl's or a boy's name?
Derringer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Derringer?
Derringer has 3 syllables.
When was Derringer most popular?
Derringer peaked in 2017, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Derringer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Derringer currently ranks #13,442 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.