Fun Facts About the Name Derin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Derin: U.S. records list 1,151 babies given the name Derin from 1880 through 2025. Even 240 girls received the name Derin - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Derin Mean?
Derin is a Turkish given name, taken directly from the Turkish word derin, which means "deep." The word descends from Old Turkic teriŋ, also meaning "deep"; the shift of an initial t- to d- is a regular feature of the Oghuz branch of Turkic, the branch that includes Turkish. Other Turkic languages keep the older consonant, as in Kazakh tereñ and Uzbek teran. The literal sense is physical depth, and the same word is used for depth of feeling or thought, but the name itself carries no meaning beyond the word it is taken from.
Derin Name History & Origins
As a personal name, Derin belongs to the large group of Turkish names formed from everyday words of the language, such as Deniz ("sea") and Eren. Names of this type became far more common in Turkey during the twentieth century, when single-word Turkish names increasingly replaced Arabic and Persian ones. The word derin is old, but its use as a given name is recent; it is given to both girls and boys and also appears as a Turkish surname, which is typical of Turkish vocabulary names.
Derin should not be confused with similarly spelled names of unrelated origin. The Turkish name Derya ("sea") is a separate word, and the English-language names Darin and Darren have different, non-Turkic histories.
How Popular is the Name Derin?
Derin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #2,052 in 1967.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,613 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,205 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #8,162 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #10,583 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #13,922 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,114 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #10,784 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,930 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #12,063 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,100 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,126 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #8,248 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #17,569 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,729 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,379 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #14,087 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,914 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #18,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #13,967 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #12,132 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #14,353 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #14,011 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,938 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #10,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #8,454 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,445 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,443 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #12,727 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,855 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,468 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,025 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #5,079 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #6,167 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,427 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #4,981 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #4,656 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,581 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #4,925 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,357 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,923 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #3,713 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #3,032 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #3,747 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,434 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #4,269 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #3,170 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #4,231 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #3,385 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #4,009 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,945 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #4,166 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #4,441 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #6,151 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #3,735 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #5,749 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #3,713 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #4,587 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,363 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #5,449 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,328 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,197 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #3,860 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,524 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #2,656 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,811 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,529 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #3,996 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #2,820 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #3,337 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,263 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,607 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #4,973 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,256 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #3,922 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #4,435 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,920 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #4,641 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,081 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,345 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,679 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #2,052 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #3,046 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #2,836 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,709 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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