Names / Boy names
Derian
Current rank
#2,577
and rising
All-time peak
#1,294
in 1996
First recorded
1967
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1967
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,294 in 1996 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DEER-ee-un): gift. Gentle sound, though people may confuse it with Darian. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1967. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Its strongest year was 1996, at #1,294 nationally. Across all years, more than 1,600 children have been named this.