Gender: Male
Origin: English
Meaning: Derby means 'deer town' or 'farmstead where deer are kept'.
Pronunciation: dur-bee, /ˈdɜr.bi/, D ER B IY
Popularity Rank: #57,397
Derived from a surname which was taken from the name of a town in England, meaning 'deer town' or 'farmstead where deer are kept'.
The name Derby is of English origin and means Derby means 'deer town' or 'farmstead where deer are kept'., Deer Park. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Derby is commonly found in Nigeria, United States of America, South Africa, and 54 more countries.
Phonetic Pronunciation: dur-bee
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈdɜr.bi/
ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: D ER B IY
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)
B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Derby is recorded 500 times globally, ranking it as the 57,397th most common name worldwide.
Derby is most prevalent in Nigeria, with 59 occurrences, making it the 9,525th most popular name in the country.
In Ghana, the name Derby is found among 1 in every 6177 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | #9,525 | 1 : 19,655 |
| United States of America | #25,397 | 1 : 31,192 |
| South Africa | #22,927 | 1 : 61,707 |
| United Kingdom | #14,620 | 1 : 18,273 |
| Ghana | #2,567 | 1 : 6,177 |
| Colombia | #27,201 | 1 : 49,602 |
| Peru | #16,035 | 1 : 41,504 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Derby from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
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