Deren
Deren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Deren, Dundgovi, a sum (district) of Dundgovi Province in southern Mongolia
Meaning & Origin of Deren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deren is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Deren, Dundgovi, a sum (district) of Dundgovi Province in southern Mongolia
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The Story of Deren
American parents first put Deren on the record books as a baby boy name in 1966, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 13 Derens were born — ranking #5,812 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Derens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 236 Derens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Deren
Deren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 236 births in the dataset. Deren's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #5,812. Use the chart and map above to compare Deren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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