Derren
Derren is a masculine given name. It is a variant of Darren. It may refer to:Derren Brown, English psychological illusionist Derren Litten, British comedy writer and actor Derren Nesbitt, English actor popular in the 1950s Derren Witcombe, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer
- English
Meaning & Origin of Derren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derren is a masculine given name. It is a variant of Darren. It may refer to:Derren Brown, English psychological illusionist Derren Litten, British comedy writer and actor Derren Nesbitt, English actor popular in the 1950s Derren Witcombe, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Derren
The earliest SSA record of Derren as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 8 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Derren — #5,256 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Derrens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 409 Derrens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Derren
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About the name Derren
Derren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 409 births in the dataset. Derren's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,256. Use the chart and map above to compare Derren'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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