Dereon

Last seen for girls in 2017 at #12,713 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #7,765
Given to boys 76.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2008 · 238 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,204
since 1990

Dereon over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #2,183, 2009peak #882, 2008girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025——
2024—#7,76510
2023—#10,8216
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2021—#10,7996
2020—#8,7398
2019—#9,7567
2018—#8,1549
2017#12,7137#6,68512
2016#10,11310#5,78915
2015#16,4195#4,54521
2014#13,0697#4,70220
2013#5,64423#2,95538
2012#8,63213#2,77243
2011#3,40747#1,90573
2010#3,25650#1,267137
2009#2,18391#953211
2008#2,44178#882238
2007#4,94429#925214
2006#13,6067#1,73880
2005—#10,1516
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1998—#8,4796
1997—#7,2817
1996—#4,87812
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First appearance
1990

The first year at least five boys were named Dereon! It came in at #7,178, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1991–1992, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Dereon is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #864 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,983 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #621 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,381 boysMINew York: #1,840 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,247 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedIAIndiana: #856 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,230 boysINOhio: #1,168 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,106 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,360 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 17,982 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #958 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,312 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedKSArkansas: #516 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,886 boysARTennessee: #757 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,859 boysTNNorth Carolina: #974 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,594 boysNCSouth Carolina: #512 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,007 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedLAMississippi: #449 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,304 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,089 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,315 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dereon, so not publishedHITexas: #1,802 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 25,517 boysTXFlorida: #829 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,617 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#449 · 1 in 2,304
  2. South Carolina#512 · 1 in 3,007
  3. Arkansas#516 · 1 in 2,886
  4. Michigan#621 · 1 in 4,381
  5. Tennessee#757 · 1 in 5,859

Best ever in a state: #228 in Mississippi, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#44961 in 2,304
South Carolina#51271 in 3,007
Arkansas#51651 in 2,886
Michigan#621111 in 4,381
Tennessee#75761 in 5,859
Florida#829141 in 6,617
Indiana#85651 in 7,230
Illinois#864101 in 6,983
Virginia#95851 in 8,312
North Carolina#97461 in 8,594
Georgia#1,08961 in 9,315
Ohio#1,16851 in 12,106
California#1,360131 in 17,982
Texas#1,80271 in 25,517
New York#1,84051 in 21,247
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dereon
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 813 spots in 2007 (#1,738 → #925)
  • Biggest drop: 314 spots in 2010 (#953 → #1,267)
Rise & fade · boys
18 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1990
  • Peaked 2008 at #882 (238 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 2007–2009
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,572
  • Highest: 1 in 8,572 boys born in 2008 were named Dereon (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 172,289 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 62.2% of all boys named Dereon (749) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s50#4,878 (1996)#7,329
2000s749#882 (2008)#2,930
2010s375#1,267 (2010)#4,853
2020s30#7,765 (2024)#9,531

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dereon in 2010

girls
#3,256
50 births · 1 in 35,552 girls
boys
#1,267
137 births · 1 in 14,005 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #3,256Dereon50

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #1,267Dereon137
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 35,552 of them was named Dereon, which outranked 83.6% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dereon
  1. #3,203Zamiya51
  2. #3,203Zaryah51
  3. #3,203Zaylie51
  4. #3,256Dereon50
  5. #3,256Aine50
  6. #3,256Amalie50
  7. #3,256Ambar50
  8. #3,306Adalina49
  9. #3,306Agatha49
  10. #3,306Ahana49

Tied with 49 names at #3,256; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 14,005 of them was named Dereon, which outranked 91.1% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dereon
  1. #1,263Cordell138
  2. #1,263Marquez138
  3. #1,263Vernon138
  4. #1,267Dereon137
  5. #1,267Carmine137
  6. #1,267Clyde137
  7. #1,267Elvin137
  8. #1,278Alek136
  9. #1,278Alexandro136
  10. #1,278Mikael136

Tied with 10 names at #1,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010 →