Dereon
House of Deréon was a ready-to-wear fashion line introduced by singer and actress Beyoncé and her mother and then-stylist Tina Knowles. The style and concept was inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name "Deréon" paying tribute to Beyoncé's maternal grandmother, Agnéz Deréon.
Meaning & Origin of Dereon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
House of Deréon was a ready-to-wear fashion line introduced by singer and actress Beyoncé and her mother and then-stylist Tina Knowles. The style and concept was inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name "Deréon" paying tribute to Beyoncé's maternal grandmother, Agnéz Deréon.
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The Story of Dereon
As a girl name
American parents first put Dereon on the record books as a girl name in 2006, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 91 Dereons were born — ranking #2,183 that year. About 56% of every Dereon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dereon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 367 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dereon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 238 births, good for #882 nationwide. About 62% of every Dereon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dereon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dereon
Dereon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Dereon's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #882. Use the chart and map above to compare Dereon'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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