Fun Facts About the Name Derwin
- More than 3 thousand babies named Derwin: U.S. records list 3,833 babies given the name Derwin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Derwin Mean?
Derwin is an English name meaning "dear friend," derived from the Old English personal name Dēorwine. That earlier name is a compound of two Old English elements: dēore, meaning "dear" or "beloved," and wine, meaning "friend." The literal translation is therefore "dear friend" or "beloved friend."
The second element, wine, was common in Old English personal names, appearing in forms such as Æthelwine, Godwine (the source of Goodwin), and Leofwine. Derwin is usually treated as a variant of the same stock as Darwin and Derwyn, all of which descend from Dēorwine.
Derwin Name History & Origins
The source name, Dēorwine, belongs to the Old English naming tradition that was well established in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066. Names of this type typically joined two meaningful words, and Dēorwine combined the words for "dear" and "friend."
After the Conquest, many Old English personal names fell out of direct use as first names, but some survived by becoming hereditary surnames. Derwin appears in England as a surname of this kind, alongside related spellings such as Darwin and Durwin, and the surname is the main channel through which the name passed down. The modern given name Derwin is chiefly a use of that surname as a first name.
Derwin and the better-known Darwin share the same Old English source, though the two spellings have had separate histories as both surnames and given names. The name should not be confused with the Lancashire place name and river Darwen, which has a different, Brittonic origin and is not the source of the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Derwin?
Derwin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1958. Its best rank was #638 in 1965.
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 | #5,671 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #11,224 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,155 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #7,385 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,734 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,925 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,872 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #6,429 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,789 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,852 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #4,756 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #3,635 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,281 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #2,833 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #2,063 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2010 | #1,857 | 78 | 0.0041% |
| 2009 | #3,176 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #6,152 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #3,459 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #4,032 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,320 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #5,566 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,095 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #3,818 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #3,745 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,564 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #2,814 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #2,667 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #3,006 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #2,947 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #3,340 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #2,455 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #2,101 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #2,423 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #2,352 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,570 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #1,959 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #1,679 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #1,871 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #1,846 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #1,649 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1984 | #1,736 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | #1,719 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #1,865 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #2,006 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #1,663 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1979 | #1,441 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #1,290 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 1977 | #1,432 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1976 | #1,270 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #1,184 | 51 | 0.0033% |
| 1974 | #1,253 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,007 | 64 | 0.0041% |
| 1972 | #1,156 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 1971 | #977 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 1970 | #836 | 93 | 0.0050% |
| 1969 | #753 | 108 | 0.0060% |
| 1968 | #707 | 114 | 0.0066% |
| 1967 | #716 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 1966 | #664 | 124 | 0.0070% |
| 1965 | #638 | 139 | 0.0075% |
| 1964 | #687 | 126 | 0.0063% |
| 1963 | #749 | 108 | 0.0053% |
| 1962 | #752 | 103 | 0.0050% |
| 1961 | #699 | 119 | 0.0056% |
| 1960 | #727 | 112 | 0.0053% |
| 1959 | #703 | 120 | 0.0056% |
| 1958 | #649 | 140 | 0.0066% |
| 1957 | #700 | 118 | 0.0055% |
| 1956 | #811 | 85 | 0.0040% |
| 1955 | #1,035 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1954 | #1,021 | 54 | 0.0026% |
| 1953 | #2,059 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #1,761 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #2,279 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,621 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,084 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,835 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,863 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,258 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,547 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,785 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,691 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,940 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,578 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #2,498 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,934 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,533 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,331 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #2,580 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,299 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,255 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1932 | #2,502 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,515 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #3,088 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,118 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1927 | #3,228 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #2,767 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,795 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,860 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #2,357 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #1,839 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1921 | #3,038 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #3,567 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #3,456 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #2,463 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #2,594 | 10 | 0.0011% |
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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