Derin
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- deh-RIN
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Unisex
Derin is a name of Turkish origin, meaning “deep, profound”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Derin mean?
Turkish
“deep, profound”
Turkish word for deep or profound.
Is Derin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Derin has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 10 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Derin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Derin, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 20 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Derin than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Derin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 23% of the babies named Derin in the UK in 2008, and 57% in 2023.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Derin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Derin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Derin, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 17 boys were also named Derin in 2025 (5,397th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Derin in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 17% of the babies named Derin in the US in 2006, and 53% in 2019.
Derin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
Names like Derin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Fiadh Orla Aylin Ocean Caoimhe Quinn Aoife Rowan Aoibheann Ceylin Keira
Names related to Derin
Darin Drin Deryn Derren Deren Derian Deron Derrion Derwin Derion Derron
More Turkish names
Ayla Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz Demir
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Derin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derin, updated 20 October 2026.