How Many People Are Named Derya?
An estimated 169 people in the United States have the first name Derya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Derya peaked in popularity in 1991 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derya 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 Derya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
169
About 1 in 2,028,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1991
11 births
Total Registered
173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derya
Derya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 173 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Derya as a female name
Ranked #15,781 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (11 births)
Derya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 51 babies were registered. Derya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Derya by Decade
How has Derya 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.
Derya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Derya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derya?
We estimate approximately 169 people named Derya 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 2,028,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Derya a common name?
Derya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derya most popular?
Derya reached peak popularity in 1991, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derya a female name?
Derya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derya Smith, Derya Johnson, Derya 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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