Dereon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ee-on
- Origin
- Modern
Dereon is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dereon come from?
Modern: modern US coinage, perhaps blending Derek or Darren with Deon
Is Dereon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dereon is a boys' name.
How popular is Dereon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 238 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Dereon in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 8% of the babies named Dereon in the US in 2006, and 38% in 2013.
Dereon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,904 |
| 2010 | 137 | #1,267 |
| 2009 | 211 | #953 |
| 2008 | 238 | #882 |
| 2007 | 214 | #925 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Dereon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finnegan Declan Brayden Aiden Deacon Braylen Keegan Finn Rayden Ronan Brecken
Names related to Dereon
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dereon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dereon, updated 20 October 2026.