Derry
Boy / Girl name · 100 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Derry: 100 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 9 births in 2012.
Derry combines two distinct origins: as a short form of Derek it traces back to the Germanic Theodoric, meaning "ruler of the people," while as a standalone name it comes from the Irish Doire, meaning "oak grove." The place connection is immediate—Derry is the widely used name for the city in Northern Ireland (officially Londonderry), and the name has also been borne by people such as Northern Irish footballer Derry O'Brien and musician Derry Good. Fans of horror literature may recognise Derry as the fictional Maine town in Stephen King's *IT*, but the name itself has a warm, earthy feel in Scotland, where it has been used occasionally since the 1970s.
Boy 22 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20129 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #6474 babies
- Total births
- 94since 1991
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 47%vs prior 5y
Girl 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20013 babies
- Latest (2006)
- #7223 babies
- Total births
- 6since 2001
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y