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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • 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: #145 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 947 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: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,070 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 237 births · 1 in 391 boysILWisconsin: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,906 boysWIMichigan: #95 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 598 boysMINew York: #83 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 534 boysNYMassachusetts: #152 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,745 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,344 boysORNevada: #78 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 340 boysNVWyoming: 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: #158 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,097 boysINOhio: #128 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 873 boysOHPennsylvania: #112 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 781 boysPANew Jersey: #80 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 529 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,640 boysCTCalifornia: #161 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 864 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedUTColorado: #283 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #102 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 590 boysMOKentucky: #155 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,040 boysKYWest Virginia: #209 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,929 boysWVVirginia: #200 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,452 boysVAMaryland: #136 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 823 boysMDDelaware: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 597 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #251 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,504 boysNMKansas: #141 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 815 boysKSArkansas: #104 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 486 boysARTennessee: #100 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 537 boysTNNorth Carolina: #87 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #77 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 319 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 236 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 639 boysOKLouisiana: #96 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 406 boysLAMississippi: #87 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 389 boysMSAlabama: #60 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 282 boysALGeorgia: #71 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 324 boysGAHawaii: #85 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 335 boysHITexas: #162 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 758 boysTXFlorida: #93 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 475 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#47 · 1 in 236
  2. Alabama#60 · 1 in 282
  3. Illinois#63 · 1 in 391
  4. Georgia#71 · 1 in 324
  5. South Carolina#77 · 1 in 319

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#47521 in 236
Alabama#601041 in 282
Illinois#632371 in 391
Georgia#711261 in 324
South Carolina#77711 in 319
Nevada#78101 in 340
New Jersey#801021 in 529
New York#832821 in 534
Hawaii#85181 in 335
Mississippi#87531 in 389
North Carolina#87951 in 453
Florida#93981 in 475
Michigan#951301 in 598
Louisiana#96851 in 406
Delaware#9971 in 597
Tennessee#100611 in 537
Missouri#102621 in 590
Arkansas#104311 in 486
Pennsylvania#1121181 in 781
Oklahoma#123281 in 639
Ohio#1281031 in 873
Maryland#136351 in 823
Kansas#141191 in 815
Washington#145271 in 947
Massachusetts#152271 in 1,745
Kentucky#155261 in 1,040
Indiana#158411 in 1,097
California#1611921 in 864
Texas#1621321 in 758
Connecticut#174141 in 1,640
Wisconsin#185191 in 1,906
Oregon#200111 in 1,344
Virginia#200251 in 1,452
West Virginia#20971 in 1,929
Minnesota#237101 in 3,070
New Mexico#25161 in 1,504
Colorado#28371 in 2,485
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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 1967

girls
#2,432
25 births · 1 in 66,041 girls
boys
#119
2,504 births · 1 in 696 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #2,432Derrick25

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #119Derrick2,504
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 66,041 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 69.0% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #2,376Terrilyn26
  2. #2,376Tonita26
  3. #2,376Travis26
  4. #2,432Derrick25
  5. #2,432Alyse25
  6. #2,432America25
  7. #2,432Ardis25
  8. #2,492Aisha24
  9. #2,492Allen24
  10. #2,492Allyn24

Tied with 59 names at #2,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 696 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #116Tim2,624
  2. #117Ralph2,553
  3. #118Adam2,524
  4. #119Derrick2,504
  5. #119Benjamin2,504
  6. #121Juan2,474
  7. #122Eugene2,450
  8. #123Derek2,447

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

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →