Is Derian a boy or girl name?

Derian is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,659 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.1% were girls and 91.9% were boys.

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Derian

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Derian was most popular in 1996, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,672 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,540, with 51 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,659 people named Derian.

Derian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derian’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derian is mostly a boy’s name — 8.1% of the 1,659 Americans given it were girls and 91.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Derian

Where Derian is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org