Derby Forename

107,701st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,160 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Nauru

Derby Forename Definition:

A Anglo-Saxon name, meaning: The habitation of the deer.

Derby Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran
100%
1,4991:52,3661,876
Ghana
100%
4491:60,1033,023
United States
58%
 
4211:861,13318,966
DR Congo
97%
 
2531:291,80911,683
Venezuela
100%
1681:179,7736,796
Haiti
100%
1681:63,8514,032
Philippines
75%
 
1501:706,73021,337
Zambia-1221:129,9575,456
Indonesia
80%
 
1151:2,243,162111,681
Dominican Republic-991:105,3665,394
South Africa
 
74%
811:673,24329,272
Uruguay
100%
771:44,5151,706
Peru
81%
 
631:504,6268,955
Colombia
100%
631:758,3969,787
Brazil
100%
591:3,631,12163,014
Oman
100%
411:100,2112,869
Chile
56%
 
331:533,5526,309
Papua New Guinea
 
86%
261:313,55125,255
Nigeria
 
79%
211:8,455,446105,604
Mexico
72%
 
211:5,911,63922,154
Iraq
100%
191:1,843,04511,423
Nicaragua
89%
 
181:334,3526,829
England
50%
 
181:3,089,05133,607
Honduras
100%
151:587,8318,292
India
100%
151:80,991,8651,179,577
Ecuador-121:1,477,2439,675
Zimbabwe
100%
121:1,285,31841,030
Canada
100%
101:3,313,33741,238
Argentina
100%
91:4,752,58312,276
Costa Rica
86%
 
71:681,1358,843
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Panama-61:651,09316,250
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Thailand
100%
51:14,013,163173,193
Cuba-41:2,876,6386,272
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Malaysia
 
83%
41:7,612,485167,458
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Italy
 
57%
31:20,354,03045,650
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Ireland
88%
 
21:2,321,7608,894
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Germany
97%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Gabon
100%
11:1,883,3364,538
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221

Derby (16,973) may also be a surname.

Derby Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Anglo-Saxon name, meaning: The habitation of the deer.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Derby Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dearby9131/
Derboy9119/
Derbey919/
Derbyi915/
Dherby914/
Deerby913/
Derbhy912/
Dierby911/
Derbay911/
Derbyz911/
Daerby911/
Derbyt911/
Dearboy836/
Dherbey834/
Dherbys831/
Derbyss831/
Deirbey831/
Darby809,314/
Derbe806,553/
Derba803,256/
Derbi80533/
Dervy80217/
Derwy8035/
Dorby8033/
Dirby8010/
Drrby804/
Dreby802/
Dyrby802/
Derbuyth771/
Derbie7314,642/
Dierba73717/
Derbis73523/
Dervys73177/
Deerbi73151/
Dierbe7336/
Darbey7335/
Derbes7332/
Derbio7329/
Dorbey7327/
Derber7326/
Hdarby7322/
Dervey7314/
Dirbey738/
Derbit737/
Darbay737/
Dharby735/
Darboy735/
Dearbi735/
Derbet735/
Derway734/
Derwey734/
Derwuy734/
Deurbe734/
Diorby733/
Dervay733/
Derbai733/
Derbha733/
Derbid733/
Derbiz733/
Dearbe733/
D'arby732/
Dearvy732/
Derbea732/
Derbee732/
Diervy732/
Dorbay732/
Deirbe732/
Dyorby731/
Dherba731/
Dirbay731/
Dirboy731/
Dirbys731/
Dervhy731/
Derbeh731/
Derbez731/
Drebey731/
Dreboy731/
Dorbiy731/
Dorboy731/
D'Erba731/
Darbhy731/
Darbuy731/
Darrby731/
Derboa731/
Dearba731/
Dherbe731/
Derbish6730/
Derbesh6725/
Derbieh6715/
Derbeth6713/
Deurbai6710/
Dervysh676/
Dearway674/
Derhuey674/
Dervhys674/
Dherbai673/
Derwuys673/
Daireby672/
Dearbie672/
Deirvys672/
Dhirbey671/
Dhervey671/
Derrvys671/
Dervydz671/
Dervyth671/
Derbaia671/
Derbith671/
Derbois671/
Darbhay671/
Deherba671/
Deerbee671/
Dearbee671/
Dearvey671/
Dearwys671/
Deerway671/
Derbett671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derby