Deryn
Mostly girls · DEH-rin · Welsh
Deryn is a name of Welsh origin, meaning “bird”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deryn mean?
Welsh: modern Welsh name, linked to aderyn 'bird'
“bird”
A modern Welsh name, usually linked to aderyn, the Welsh word for 'bird'.
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Is Deryn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Deryn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Deryn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Deryn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2021, 64% of the babies named Deryn in the UK were girls.
Deryn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Deryn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Deryn in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deryn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
Names like Deryn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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