Derion
Derium or Derion was a town of ancient Acarnania. The city is attested by epigraphic Greek inscriptions of the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE, among which are a record of theorodokoi receiving theoroi of Nemea dated to 331/0–313 BCE, an inscription in the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus where proxenos is named as a citizen of Derium, and a treaty between the Ateolians and Acarnanians of the 3rd…
Meaning & Origin of Derion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derium or Derion was a town of ancient Acarnania. The city is attested by epigraphic Greek inscriptions of the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE, among which are a record of theorodokoi receiving theoroi of Nemea dated to 331/0–313 BCE, an inscription in the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus where proxenos is named as a citizen of Derium, and a treaty between the Ateolians and Acarnanians of the 3rd…
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The Story of Derion
The earliest SSA record of Derion as a baby boy name dates back to 1985, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 103 newborns named Derion — #1,552 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Derion on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Derion ranks #7,653 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-53%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Derion
Derion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Derion's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Derion'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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