Is Derrian a boy or girl name?

Derrian is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 764 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.5% were girls and 88.5% were boys.

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Derrian

Recorded 1976–2021 · United States

Derrian was most popular in 1994, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,206 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 764 people named Derrian.

Derrian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derrian’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derrian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derrian is mostly a boy’s name — 11.5% of the 764 Americans given it were girls and 88.5% 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.

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