Derwin
Derwin is an English-language given name and surname. It shares the same etymology as the name Darwin with both being derived from the Old English words ‘deor’ (dear) and ‘wine’ (friend). Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Derwin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derwin is an English-language given name and surname. It shares the same etymology as the name Darwin with both being derived from the Old English words ‘deor’ (dear) and ‘wine’ (friend). Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Derwin
The earliest SSA record of Derwin as a baby boy name dates back to 1916, when 10 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 140 newborns named Derwin — #649 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Derwin on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Derwin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Derwin
Derwin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Derwin's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #649. Use the chart and map above to compare Derwin'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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