Derrian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ee-un
- Origin
- Modern
Derrian is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Derrian come from?
Modern: spelling of Derian, itself a variant of Darian, a modern elaboration of Darius or Darren
Meaning borrowed from Derian.
Is Derrian a girl's or a boy's name?
Derrian is a boys' name.
How popular is Derrian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Derrian in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2000, 20% of the babies named Derrian in the US were girls.
Derrian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Derrian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Kayden, Brayden, Declan, Finnegan, Deacon, Aiden, Kian, Brennan, Brody, Finn, Killian
Names related to Derrian
Dorian, Darian, Derian, Darrin, Derin, Darrian, Derrion, Derwin
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, “Derrian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derrian, updated 20 October 2026.