How Many People Are Named Deron?
An estimated 5,390 people in the United States have the first name Deron. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Deron peaked in popularity in 1966 with 270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deron 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 Deron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,390
About 1 in 63,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1966
270 births
Total Registered
5,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deron
Deron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,736 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Deron as a male name
Ranked #4,727 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (270 births)
Deron as a female name
Ranked #7,868 in 1988
9 female births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (9 births)
Deron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deron span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,339 babies were registered. Deron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deron by Decade
How has Deron 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.
Deron by State
Birth registrations for Deron span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Minnesota, Oregon, Alabama. On average, about 122 Derons were registered per state.
Deron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deron
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deron?
We estimate approximately 5,390 people named Deron 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 63,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Deron a common name?
Deron is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deron most popular?
Deron reached peak popularity in 1966, when 270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deron is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deron a male name?
Deron is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deron Smith, Deron Johnson, Deron 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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