Dereona
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dair-ee-OH-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Dereona is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dereona come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Derek plus -ona
Is Dereona a girl's or a boy's name?
Dereona is a girls' name.
How popular is Dereona in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Dereona in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dereona in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
Names like Dereona
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Mckenna, Teagan, Kianna, Dearra, Dariana, Braelynn, Kiara, Brylee, Avianna, Brianna, Kiana
Names related to Dereona
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Dereona: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dereona, updated 20 October 2026.