How Many People Are Named Derna?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Derna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Derna peaked in popularity in 1912 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derna 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 Derna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Derna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Derna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1912
10 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derna
Derna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Derna as a female name
Ranked #6,291 in 1957
5 female births in 1957
Peak: 1912 (10 births)
Derna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derna span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 26 babies were registered. Derna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Derna by Decade
How has Derna 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.
Derna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Derna
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Derna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derna?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Derna 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Derna a common name?
Derna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derna most popular?
Derna reached peak popularity in 1912, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derna is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derna a female name?
Derna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derna Smith, Derna Johnson, Derna 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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