Derris
- Last seen for boys in 2014 at #9,642
- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 416since 1951
Derris over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Derris has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2014 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | — | |
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| 2011 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | — | |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | — | |
| 2003 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #10,667 | 5 |
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| 2000 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #3,131 | 15 |
| 1985 | #3,070 | 15 |
| 1984 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1981 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #4,054 | 7 |
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| 1971 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,836 | 7 |
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| 1967 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
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| 1959 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
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| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
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First appearance
1951
The first year at least five boys were named Derris! It came in at #3,364, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1952–1957, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Derris is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Derris in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Derris
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2014
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1951
- Peaked 1958 at #2,506 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 104,938
- Highest: 1 in 104,938 boys born in 1980 were named Derris (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 274,410 boys born in 2014 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,506 in 1958, was only 1 in 192,946 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 30.0% of all boys named Derris (125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44 | #2,506 (1958) | #3,518 |
| 1960s | 22 | #3,537 (1965) | #3,763 |
| 1970s | 72 | #3,018 (1979) | #4,036 |
| 1980s | 125 | #2,729 (1980) | #3,786 |
| 1990s | 96 | #3,166 (1990) | #5,584 |
| 2000s | 42 | #6,904 (2006) | #9,390 |
| 2010s | 15 | #8,803 (2010) | #9,223 |
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.
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