Derick

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #10,386 · #1,477 for boys in 2025, 120 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1980 · 546 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
19,771
since 1945

Derick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Derick has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #338, 1980boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,477120
2024—#1,438126
2023—#1,258153
2022—#1,322142
2021—#1,554112
2020—#1,295140
2019—#1,322138
2018—#1,181161
2017—#1,132168
2016—#1,145168
2015—#1,049189
2014—#1,048190
2013—#1,020191
2012—#909227
2011—#816267
2010—#820261
2009—#828263
2008—#736311
2007—#691343
2006—#735290
2005—#703292
2004—#704273
2003—#700271
2002—#657284
2001—#652286
2000—#616309
1999—#605303
1998—#567344
1997—#566332
1996—#562325
1995—#558334
1994—#498407
1993—#503410
1992—#485428
1991—#481420
1990—#412561
1989—#387571
1988#10,3866#385511
1987—#391484
1986#9,5456#400452
1985#10,6775#401449
1984#9,1446#376469
1983—#356498
1982—#365489
1981#10,4115#360488
1980—#338546
1979—#359490
1978#9,7505#382414
1977—#456310
1976—#438317
1975—#487270
1974#7,6806#481273
1973—#457292
1972—#427343
1971—#496266
1970—#481281
1969—#540211
1968—#516214
1967—#501225
1966—#533203
1965—#573178
1964—#635150
1963—#680131
1962—#697121
1961—#77399
1960—#80889
1959—#84380
1958—#86377
1957—#92866
1956—#1,14044
1955—#1,31333
1954—#1,82618
1953—#1,76519
1952—#1,93916
1951—#2,6629
1950—#3,0217
1949—#3,2986
1948—#2,32611
1947—#3,7335
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1945—#2,7437
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five boys were named Derick! It came in at #2,743, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1946–1947, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Derick is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #953 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,644 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #915 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,122 boysMINew York: #543 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,331 boysNYMassachusetts: #423 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,650 boysMARhode Island: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 991 boysRIOregon: #541 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,888 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedIAIndiana: #708 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,376 boysINOhio: #713 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,281 boysOHPennsylvania: #516 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,556 boysPANew Jersey: #555 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,693 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #538 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 5,083 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedUTColorado: #701 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,996 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #881 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,613 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedDEArizona: #736 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,076 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #663 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,813 boysNCSouth Carolina: #499 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,029 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,045 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,952 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Derick, so not publishedHITexas: #601 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 5,175 boysTXFlorida: #681 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,824 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#190 · 1 in 991
  2. Massachusetts#423 · 1 in 3,650
  3. South Carolina#499 · 1 in 3,029
  4. Pennsylvania#516 · 1 in 4,556
  5. California#538 · 1 in 5,083

Best ever in a state: #116 in Rhode Island, 1984.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#19051 in 991
Massachusetts#42391 in 3,650
South Carolina#49971 in 3,029
Pennsylvania#516141 in 4,556
California#538501 in 5,083
Oregon#54151 in 3,888
New York#543251 in 4,331
New Jersey#555101 in 4,693
Texas#601351 in 5,175
North Carolina#66391 in 5,813
Florida#681171 in 5,824
Colorado#70151 in 5,996
Indiana#70861 in 6,376
Ohio#71391 in 7,281
Arizona#73661 in 7,076
Virginia#88151 in 8,613
Michigan#91561 in 9,122
Illinois#95381 in 9,644
Georgia#1,04561 in 9,952
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Derick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 39 spots since 2024 (#1,438 → #1,477)
  • 182 spots since 2020 (#1,295 → #1,477)
  • 428 spots since 2015 (#1,049 → #1,477)
  • Biggest jump: 212 spots in 1957 (#1,140 → #928)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 2013 (#909 → #1,020)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1980 at #338 (546 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1957–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,267
  • Highest: 1 in 3,267 boys born in 1980 were named Derick (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,234 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 25.1% of all boys named Derick (4,957) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s29#2,326 (1948)#3,025
1950s369#843 (1959)#1,630
1960s1,621#501 (1967)#626
1970s3,256#359 (1979)#446
1980s4,957#338 (1980)#376
1990s3,864#412 (1990)#524
2000s2,922#616 (2000)#702
2010s1,960#816 (2011)#1,044
2020s793#1,258 (2023)#1,391

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Derick in 2005

boys
#703
292 births · 1 in 6,840 boys

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #703Derick292
More about 2005

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 6,840 of them was named Derick, which outranked 94.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derick
  1. #700Kareem294
  2. #701Kyan293
  3. #701Semaj293
  4. #703Derick292
  5. #703Javion292
  6. #703Ryland292
  7. #706Jamar290
  8. #707Darnell289
  9. #707Gavyn289

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →