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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,077 boysMNIllinois: #129 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 742 boysILWisconsin: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,615 boysWIMichigan: #145 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,049 boysMINew York: #187 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,447 boysNYMassachusetts: #276 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,354 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: #212 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,871 boysINOhio: #223 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,290 boysOHPennsylvania: #176 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,737 boysPANew Jersey: #146 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,195 boysNJConnecticut: #283 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,458 boysCTCalifornia: #282 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 2,414 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedUTColorado: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,667 boysCONebraska: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,261 boysNEMissouri: #218 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,746 boysMOKentucky: #302 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,546 boysKYWest Virginia: #254 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,709 boysWVVirginia: #256 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,111 boysVAMaryland: #175 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedDEArizona: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,396 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,275 boysKSArkansas: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,144 boysARTennessee: #238 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,974 boysTNNorth Carolina: #209 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNCSouth Carolina: #228 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,493 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #95 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 480 boysDCOklahoma: #296 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,640 boysOKLouisiana: #279 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,009 boysLAMississippi: #240 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,680 boysMSAlabama: #136 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 688 boysALGeorgia: #187 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,072 boysGAHawaii: #101 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 383 boysHITexas: #370 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,991 boysTXFlorida: #203 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,305 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#95 · 1 in 480
  2. Hawaii#101 · 1 in 383
  3. Illinois#129 · 1 in 742
  4. Alabama#136 · 1 in 688
  5. Michigan#145 · 1 in 1,049

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#95311 in 480
Hawaii#101191 in 383
Illinois#1291561 in 742
Alabama#136551 in 688
Michigan#145901 in 1,049
New Jersey#146521 in 1,195
Maryland#175281 in 1,171
Pennsylvania#176691 in 1,737
Georgia#187451 in 1,072
New York#1871241 in 1,447
Florida#203421 in 1,305
North Carolina#209401 in 1,304
Indiana#212291 in 1,871
Missouri#218281 in 1,746
Ohio#223491 in 2,290
South Carolina#228191 in 1,493
Tennessee#238201 in 1,974
Mississippi#240161 in 1,680
West Virginia#25471 in 2,709
Virginia#256201 in 2,111
Arkansas#27091 in 2,144
Massachusetts#27691 in 6,354
Louisiana#279211 in 2,009
California#282771 in 2,414
Colorado#28281 in 2,667
Connecticut#28361 in 4,458
Nebraska#28551 in 3,261
Kansas#29271 in 3,275
Oklahoma#29691 in 2,640
Kentucky#302101 in 3,546
Minnesota#34261 in 7,077
Arizona#36851 in 3,396
Texas#370411 in 2,991
Wisconsin#38651 in 9,615
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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 1960

girls
#4,437
9 births · 1 in 224,660 girls
boys
#236
1,180 births · 1 in 1,807 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #4,437Derrick9

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #236Derrick1,180
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 224,660 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 39.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #4,184Wesley10
  2. #4,184Wilhemenia10
  3. #4,184Yvonda10
  4. #4,437Derrick9
  5. #4,437Aide9
  6. #4,437Aldora9
  7. #4,437Alease9
  8. #4,773Adana8
  9. #4,773Adora8
  10. #4,773Adraine8

Tied with 335 names at #4,437; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,807 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #233Neal1,192
  2. #234Byron1,191
  3. #235Milton1,183
  4. #236Derrick1,180
  5. #237Kim1,158
  6. #238Wendell1,147
  7. #239Nathaniel1,146
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →