How Many People Are Named Der?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Der. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Der peaked in popularity in 1993 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Der as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Der paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1993
18 births
Total Registered
190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Der
Der is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 190 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Der as a female name
Ranked #15,038 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1993 (18 births)
Der: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Der span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 124 babies were registered. Der remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Der by Decade
How has Der tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Der by State
Der + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Der as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Der
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Der: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Der?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Der are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Der a common name?
Der is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Der most popular?
Der reached peak popularity in 1993, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Der is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Der a female name?
Der is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Der Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Der Smith, Der Johnson, Der Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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