Derion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ee-un
- Origin
- Modern
Derion is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Derion come from?
Modern: spelling of Derian, itself a variant of Darian, a modern elaboration of Darius or Darren
Meaning borrowed from Derian.
Is Derion a girl's or a boy's name?
Derion is a boys' name.
How popular is Derion 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 103 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Derion in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2013, 15% of the babies named Derion in the US were girls.
Derion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,009 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 103 | #1,553 |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,951 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Names like Derion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Declan Brayden Finnegan Keegan Aiden Deacon Finn Braylen Ronan Rayden Cannon
Names related to Derion
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, “Derion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derion, updated 20 October 2026.