UK name, mostly girls
Derryn
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 18 boys.
Derryn is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Derryn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4137, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 6 births.
This profile covers 20 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1996 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 31 living people in the UK are called Derryn. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Derryn ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 6 girls were registered as Derryn.
- • Derryn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #564 in 2013.
- • Derryn is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 31 living people in the UK are estimated to have Derryn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 52.6% of Derryn registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4137
2002
Births in 2002
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
6 births
Estimated living
31
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Derryn
In England and Wales birth records, Derryn has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 47.4% of registrations are for boys and 52.6% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Derryn registered for boys
- Ranked #4,432 in 2008
- 3 boys registered in 2008
- Peak: 1996 (4 births)
Derryn registered for girls
- Ranked #4,137 in 2002
- 3 girls registered in 2002
- Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Popularity
Derryn over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Derryn in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2008. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Derryn, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2002, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Derryn by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Derryn was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4137 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3152 | 17 | 4 |
Geography
Where Derryn is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Derryn. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Derryn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #564 in 2013.
Across the UK
Derryn in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#564 in 2013
3 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
Related
Names similar to Derryn
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- Danielle 13,507
- Darcie 11,010
- Darcy 10,516
- Darcey 9,708
- Delilah 9,098
- Demi 9,052
- Daniella 4,324
- Destiny 3,732
- Diana 3,258
- Dorothy 3,104
- Dolly 2,246
FAQ
Derryn: questions and answers
How popular is the name Derryn in the UK right now?
In 2002, Derryn was ranked #4137 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Derryn most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 6 babies registered as Derryn in England and Wales.
How many people are called Derryn in the UK?
A total of 20 babies have been registered as Derryn across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 11 more in Scotland.
Where is Derryn most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Derryn ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #564 in 2013. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.