Derrick

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #13,010 · #850 for boys in 2025, 288 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1980 · 4,135 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
145,347
since 1917

Derrick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #74, 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—#850288
2024—#813308
2023—#757344
2022—#713370
2021—#606458
2020—#549518
2019—#494580
2018—#479610
2017—#442702
2016—#421748
2015—#384835
2014—#353914
2013—#330981
2012—#3131,053
2011—#3001,098
2010—#3071,038
2009—#2961,115
2008—#2851,197
2007—#2671,295
2006—#2541,362
2005#13,0107#2451,372
2004#14,1796#2481,324
2003#12,4087#2431,378
2002#15,4325#2361,437
2001—#2321,455
2000—#2181,596
1999#14,4115#2131,614
1998—#1941,756
1997—#1871,784
1996—#1691,995
1995#8,7669#1592,190
1994#10,5697#1362,575
1993#5,20618#1292,704
1992#10,4797#1202,914
1991#8,5889#1113,096
1990#6,46513#1063,363
1989#5,54515#993,442
1988#3,58526#973,304
1987#2,85234#863,534
1986#2,51239#873,326
1985#2,36242#833,779
1984#2,73033#793,661
1983#2,65933#783,656
1982#2,70434#783,655
1981#2,65734#783,850
1980#2,60336#744,135
1979#2,47737#803,729
1978#2,26940#763,786
1977#2,25740#803,481
1976#2,60230#912,921
1975#2,06042#902,815
1974#1,99942#872,958
1973#2,56528#873,054
1972#2,22234#913,088
1971#2,80125#843,582
1970#2,26734#963,446
1969#2,29631#1072,936
1968#2,63023#1162,595
1967#2,43225#1192,504
1966#2,19129#1272,438
1965#3,73312#1292,422
1964#3,37915#1562,091
1963#2,86419#1641,948
1962#3,29315#1911,579
1961#3,79312#1981,499
1960#4,4379#2361,180
1959#4,6258#2311,179
1958#3,92510#2441,028
1957#5,3776#249945
1956#4,8377#253809
1955—#278655
1954#5,7535#320507
1953—#360359
1952—#397302
1951—#459218
1950—#512171
1949—#75483
1948—#84665
1947—#1,06446
1946—#1,35527
1945—#1,44521
1944—#1,40023
1943—#1,25830
1942—#1,94614
1941—#1,75916
1940—#2,6718
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1938—#1,74116
1937—#3,1756
1936—#3,1476
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1934—#2,9737
1933—#3,6425
1932—#3,0927
1931—#3,7635
1930—#4,0015
1929—#3,5596
1928—#3,6976
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five boys were named Derrick! It came in at #3,981, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1927, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Derrick is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #128 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 775 boysILWisconsin: #305 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,827 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 968 boysMINew York: #217 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,987 boysNYMassachusetts: #299 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,183 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedIAIndiana: #216 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,106 boysINOhio: #202 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,846 boysOHPennsylvania: #170 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,666 boysPANew Jersey: #146 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,270 boysNJConnecticut: #308 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,301 boysCTCalifornia: #325 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 3,235 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #231 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,113 boysMOKentucky: #252 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,394 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,344 boysVAMaryland: #177 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,338 boysMDDelaware: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 863 boysDEArizona: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,082 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNMKansas: #274 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,601 boysKSArkansas: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,975 boysARTennessee: #296 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,088 boysTNNorth Carolina: #203 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,418 boysNCSouth Carolina: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,116 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 466 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #321 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,670 boysLAMississippi: #265 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,079 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 981 boysALGeorgia: #202 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,346 boysGAHawaii: #126 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 448 boysHITexas: #628 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,431 boysTXFlorida: #224 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,567 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#96 · 1 in 466
  2. Hawaii#126 · 1 in 448
  3. Illinois#128 · 1 in 775
  4. Delaware#129 · 1 in 863
  5. Michigan#140 · 1 in 968

Best ever in a state: #17 in Mississippi, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#96321 in 466
Hawaii#126161 in 448
Illinois#1281471 in 775
Delaware#12961 in 863
Michigan#1401021 in 968
New Jersey#146481 in 1,270
Pennsylvania#170741 in 1,666
Alabama#172391 in 981
Maryland#177241 in 1,338
South Carolina#183261 in 1,116
Georgia#202361 in 1,346
Ohio#202621 in 1,846
North Carolina#203371 in 1,418
Indiana#216261 in 2,106
New York#217911 in 1,987
Florida#224331 in 1,567
Missouri#231231 in 2,113
Arkansas#248101 in 1,975
Kentucky#252151 in 2,394
Mississippi#265131 in 2,079
Kansas#27491 in 2,601
Tennessee#296131 in 3,088
Massachusetts#29971 in 8,183
Wisconsin#30581 in 5,827
Connecticut#30851 in 5,301
Virginia#317131 in 3,344
Louisiana#321161 in 2,670
California#325541 in 3,235
Arizona#35051 in 3,082
Texas#628131 in 9,431
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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 Derrick
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 37 spots since 2024 (#813 → #850)
  • 301 spots since 2020 (#549 → #850)
  • 466 spots since 2015 (#384 → #850)
  • Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1950 (#754 → #512)
  • Biggest drop: 107 spots in 2022 (#606 → #713)
Rise & fade · boys
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1980 at #74 (4,135 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1970–1989
  • Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1948–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 431
  • Highest: 1 in 431 boys born in 1980 were named Derrick (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,931 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 25.0% of all boys named Derrick (36,342) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s11#3,728 (1918)#3,855
1920s12#3,559 (1929)#3,628
1930s57#1,741 (1938)#3,192
1940s333#754 (1949)#1,450
1950s6,173#231 (1959)#330
1960s21,192#107 (1969)#154
1970s32,860#76 (1978)#86
1980s36,342#74 (1980)#84
1990s23,991#106 (1990)#152
2000s13,531#218 (2000)#252
2010s8,559#300 (2011)#382
2020s2,286#549 (2020)#715

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.

Derrick in 1958

girls
#3,925
10 births · 1 in 201,162 girls
boys
#244
1,028 births · 1 in 2,065 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #3,925Derrick10

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #244Derrick1,028
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 201,162 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 44.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #3,747Yvonda11
  2. #3,747Zan11
  3. #3,747Zula11
  4. #3,925Derrick10
  5. #3,925Adair10
  6. #3,925Alisha10
  7. #3,925Alys10
  8. #4,193Adra9
  9. #4,193Aide9
  10. #4,193Alberto9

Tied with 267 names at #3,925; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,065 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #241Marshall1,039
  2. #242Ross1,032
  3. #243Hugh1,031
  4. #244Derrick1,028
  5. #245Alex1,019
  6. #246Jessie1,018
  7. #247Cecil1,011
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →