Derron Boy

How popular is Derron?

#12,004 boy name in 2025

5 baby boys were named Derron in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.

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1,448living people named Derron (est.)
36median age of people named Derron
1,536babies named Derron since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025

Derron popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#12,004 for boys (▼ 3022 from 2024)
Babies in 20255 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-64% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,995 in 2015, #9,548 in 2020
Peak year1990 (59 boys)
Highest rank#1,258 in 1968
First recorded1959
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Derron 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.

Derron by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s7#3,289
1960s204#1,258
1970s251#1,439
1980s305#1,509
1990s322#1,459
2000s240#3,284
2010s159#3,295
2020s48#5,870

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Questions

Is Derron a boy or girl name?
Derron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Derron were boys.
How popular is the name Derron?
5 baby boys were named Derron in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
When was Derron most popular?
Derron peaked in 1990, when 59 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,258 in 1968.
How many people are named Derron?
1,536 babies have been named Derron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,448 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.

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.