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Unisex name

Dereon

23% girls, 77% boys · last recorded 2024

Dereon has been given to about 1,571 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,558
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dereon per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2008 · 316
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,571

How popular is Dereon?

Its best year was 2008, when 316 babies were given the name, ranking 2447th. The typical living American called Dereon is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Dereon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deron0.82
  2. Vernon0.70
  3. Devon0.70
  4. Deon0.70
  5. Deacon0.70
  6. Deion0.70
  7. Denton0.70
  8. Delton0.70

Middle names for Dereon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dereon Anne0.81
  2. Dereon Eve0.80
  3. Dereon Elizabeth0.78
  4. Dereon Catherine0.78
  5. Dereon Marie0.77
  6. Dereon Grace0.77

Sibling names for Dereon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mileysister · 0.82
  2. Keirasister · 0.79
  3. Janiyahsister · 0.79
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.77
  5. Jaideneither · 0.74
  6. Campbelleither · 0.72

Where Dereon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dereon White0.72
    2. Dereon Reyes0.72
    3. Dereon Lee0.72
    4. Dereon Hill0.72
    5. Dereon Hall0.72
    6. Dereon Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dereon

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.