Masculine dossier · first seen 1990

Dereon

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2008

Peak era

2008

Peak births

238

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen Z

Quick answers about Dereon

How many people are named Dereon?

An estimated 1,190 living Americans are named Dereon.

How rare is Dereon?

Dereon fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Dereon?

The median age of a living American named Dereon is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 19 years old.

Is Dereon still popular?

Not especially. Dereon has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Dereon most common?

Dereon has its strongest geographic signal in Illinois, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.

1990Peak 20082025

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,204

Dereon fell hard after 2008. Within five years it had dropped 84% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Dereon peaked in 2008, when 238 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,204 Americans named Dereon since 1990.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2008

Living profile

1,190

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age17

Core range16–19

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.

Geographic heartland

Illinois

2.5× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Illinois · 2000s 2.5×

Ohio · 2000s 2.2×