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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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
1939——
1938—#1,74116
1937—#3,1756
1936—#3,1476
1935——
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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1917—#3,9815
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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 1964

  • 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: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,429 boysWAIdaho: 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: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,121 boysMNIllinois: #87 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 513 boysILWisconsin: #206 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,238 boysWIMichigan: #115 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 752 boysMINew York: #127 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 874 boysNYMassachusetts: #212 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,363 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedRIOregon: #169 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,035 boysORNevada: #119 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 550 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedSDIowa: #329 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,382 boysIAIndiana: #198 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,589 boysINOhio: #171 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,316 boysOHPennsylvania: #121 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 858 boysPANew Jersey: #125 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 894 boysNJConnecticut: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,628 boysCTCalifornia: #188 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 1,126 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedUTColorado: #206 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,437 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #118 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 653 boysMOKentucky: #241 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,049 boysKYWest Virginia: #249 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,444 boysWVVirginia: #195 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,259 boysVAMaryland: #130 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 766 boysMDDelaware: #107 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 621 boysDEArizona: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,034 boysAZNew Mexico: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,344 boysNMKansas: #196 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,400 boysKSArkansas: #133 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 680 boysARTennessee: #124 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 711 boysTNNorth Carolina: #108 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 546 boysNCSouth Carolina: #99 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 443 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #53 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 282 boysDCOklahoma: #191 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,136 boysOKLouisiana: #175 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 883 boysLAMississippi: #164 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 786 boysMSAlabama: #95 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 412 boysALGeorgia: #92 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 385 boysGAHawaii: #76 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 340 boysHITexas: #222 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,173 boysTXFlorida: #121 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 612 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#53 · 1 in 282
  2. Hawaii#76 · 1 in 340
  3. Illinois#87 · 1 in 513
  4. Georgia#92 · 1 in 385
  5. Alabama#95 · 1 in 412

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#53501 in 282
Hawaii#76211 in 340
Illinois#872061 in 513
Georgia#921241 in 385
Alabama#95851 in 412
South Carolina#99601 in 443
Delaware#10781 in 621
North Carolina#108901 in 546
Michigan#1151121 in 752
Missouri#118661 in 653
Nevada#11971 in 550
Florida#121861 in 612
Pennsylvania#1211251 in 858
Tennessee#124541 in 711
New Jersey#125691 in 894
New York#1271971 in 874
Maryland#130431 in 766
Arkansas#133281 in 680
Mississippi#164321 in 786
Oregon#169151 in 1,035
Ohio#171771 in 1,316
Louisiana#175451 in 883
California#1881631 in 1,126
Oklahoma#191191 in 1,136
Virginia#195341 in 1,259
Kansas#196141 in 1,400
Indiana#198321 in 1,589
Colorado#206141 in 1,437
Wisconsin#206191 in 2,238
Massachusetts#212161 in 3,363
Texas#222961 in 1,173
Connecticut#229101 in 2,628
Kentucky#241161 in 2,049
West Virginia#24971 in 2,444
Washington#254111 in 2,429
Minnesota#27091 in 4,121
Arizona#29381 in 2,034
New Mexico#32451 in 2,344
Iowa#32951 in 5,382
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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 1964

girls
#3,379
15 births · 1 in 126,324 girls
boys
#156
2,091 births · 1 in 953 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #3,379Derrick15

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #156Derrick2,091
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 126,324 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 56.7% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #3,244Wandra16
  2. #3,244Wendelin16
  3. #3,244Willia16
  4. #3,379Derrick15
  5. #3,379Alinda15
  6. #3,379Allena15
  7. #3,379Anastacia15
  8. #3,515Abbey14
  9. #3,515Adaline14
  10. #3,515Albertina14

Tied with 135 names at #3,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 953 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #153Edwin2,168
  2. #154Glen2,124
  3. #155Jason2,104
  4. #156Derrick2,091
  5. #157Lance2,089
  6. #158Nicholas2,069
  7. #159Francis2,068
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →