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Unisex name

Derin

21% girls, 79% boys · 27 born in 2025

Derin has been given to about 1,151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,095
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Derin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 50
  • Born in 202527
  • All time1,151
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Derin?

Its best year was 2010, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 9383rd. The typical living American called Derin is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Derin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Erin0.85
  2. Devin0.85
  3. Darin0.78
  4. Darrin0.75
  5. Merlin0.75
  6. Mervin0.75
  7. Destin0.75
  8. Derik0.75

Middle names for Derin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Derin Anne0.81
  2. Derin Eve0.80
  3. Derin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Derin Catherine0.78
  5. Derin Josephine0.78
  6. Derin Rose0.77

Sibling names for Derin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.86
  2. Palomasister · 0.85
  3. Francobrother · 0.85
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.85
  5. Ilianasister · 0.85
  6. Samirasister · 0.84

Where Derin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Derin Anderson0.77
    2. Derin Reyes0.72
    3. Derin Moore0.72
    4. Derin Lee0.72
    5. Derin Hall0.72
    6. Derin 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 Derin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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