Derius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ee-us
- Origin
- Modern
Derius is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Derius come from?
Modern: spelling of Derrius; modern coinage, perhaps from Darius
Meaning borrowed from Derrius.
Is Derius a girl's or a boy's name?
Derius is a boys' name.
How popular is Derius in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Derius in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,684 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Derius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darius Alexis Deandre Isaiah Elijah Joshua Elias Benjamin Nicholas Jacob Damian Josiah
Names related to Derius
More Modern names
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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, “Derius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derius, updated 20 October 2026.