Deryn

UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Possibly bird

Deryn has been given to 234 babies in the U.S. since 1993. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1998, with 14 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 86% girls, 14% boys all-time.

Babies named Deryn, 2024

1 in 557,000

Deryn over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Deryn over time

In 2024, Deryn went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19922024

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Deryn: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly bird

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Deryn means

Deryn may mean “bird”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Deryn is used in Welsh.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛr.ɪn/ for Deryn.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 201 girls were recorded with the name Deryn between 1993 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 14 in 1998; its best national rank was #6,742 in 1995.

In the United States, 33 boys were recorded with the name Deryn between 1992 and 2016. Its highest annual count was 8 in 2016; its best national rank was #8,732 in 1992.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Deryn?

Deryn had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 557,000; 6 of 3,342,801 births
Among girls only: 1 in 270,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 386,177 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Deryn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 386,177 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Deryn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Deryns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Deryn was born before 2005 — so the typical Deryn is around 20 today.

Median birth year: 2005; About 20 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 37.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 62.7%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 201; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 37.3% of all recorded uses (75).

Is Deryn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1998 (14)
Years since peak: 27; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 32.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,742; 1995

Spellings of Deryn

Deryn is not the most common spelling — Erin is, with 54.4% against Deryn's 0.03%.

Erin54.4%316,575
Fern6.5%37,666
Taryn4.4%25,698
Adelyn4.1%23,612
Devon3.5%20,303
Devin3.0%17,556
Karyn2.4%14,135
Caryn2.1%12,182

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Deryn around the world

Where Deryn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2024
#4,844
in 2024
Scotland
1998–2021
#792
in 2021
Ireland
2015–2015
#896
in 2015
South Australia
1959–1978
#626
in 1978

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Central Statistics Office and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Deryn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,742; 1995
Peak year: 1998; 14 that year
First recorded: 1993
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 201
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,732; 1992
Peak year: 2016; 8 that year
First recorded: 1992
Last recorded: 2016
All-time count: 33
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Deryn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Derin Deryl Amryn Derya Meryn Saryn Airyn Derry Deriyah Derra Evryn Toryn Arryn Faryn Emeryn Torryn Farryn Derian Merryn Soryn Derri Dereon Korryn Koryn

Sibling names for Deryn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Cydney Kalie Reilly Reanna Serina Isela Shae Taya

For a brother

Marquez Ronaldo Tariq Jaren Marshal Samual Jovan Maximillian

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