Is Derin a boy or girl name?

Derin is a unisex name. Of the 1,151 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.8% were girls and 79.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Derin

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Derin was most popular in 2010, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,623 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,151 people named Derin.

Derin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derin’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derin is a unisex name — 20.8% of the 1,151 Americans given it were girls and 79.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 43% girls and 57% 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.

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