Derius
Derius is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Derius Davis, American football player Derius Swinton II, American football coach
Meaning & Origin of Derius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derius is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Derius Davis, American football player Derius Swinton II, American football coach
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The Story of Derius
Derius first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 36 Deriuss were born — ranking #2,052 that year. As of 2026, Derius ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 560 Deriuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Derius
Derius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 560 births in the dataset. Derius's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #2,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Derius'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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