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
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 4,135 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 145,347since 1917
Derrick over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #850 | 288 | |
| 2024 | — | #813 | 308 | |
| 2023 | — | #757 | 344 | |
| 2022 | — | #713 | 370 | |
| 2021 | — | #606 | 458 | |
| 2020 | — | #549 | 518 | |
| 2019 | — | #494 | 580 | |
| 2018 | — | #479 | 610 | |
| 2017 | — | #442 | 702 | |
| 2016 | — | #421 | 748 | |
| 2015 | — | #384 | 835 | |
| 2014 | — | #353 | 914 | |
| 2013 | — | #330 | 981 | |
| 2012 | — | #313 | 1,053 | |
| 2011 | — | #300 | 1,098 | |
| 2010 | — | #307 | 1,038 | |
| 2009 | — | #296 | 1,115 | |
| 2008 | — | #285 | 1,197 | |
| 2007 | — | #267 | 1,295 | |
| 2006 | — | #254 | 1,362 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #245 | 1,372 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #248 | 1,324 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #243 | 1,378 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #236 | 1,437 |
| 2001 | — | #232 | 1,455 | |
| 2000 | — | #218 | 1,596 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #213 | 1,614 |
| 1998 | — | #194 | 1,756 | |
| 1997 | — | #187 | 1,784 | |
| 1996 | — | #169 | 1,995 | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #159 | 2,190 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #136 | 2,575 |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | #129 | 2,704 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #120 | 2,914 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #111 | 3,096 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #106 | 3,363 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #99 | 3,442 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | #97 | 3,304 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | #86 | 3,534 |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | #87 | 3,326 |
| 1985 | #2,362 | 42 | #83 | 3,779 |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | #79 | 3,661 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #78 | 3,656 |
| 1982 | #2,704 | 34 | #78 | 3,655 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | #78 | 3,850 |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | #74 | 4,135 |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | #80 | 3,729 |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | #76 | 3,786 |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | #80 | 3,481 |
| 1976 | #2,602 | 30 | #91 | 2,921 |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 | #90 | 2,815 |
| 1974 | #1,999 | 42 | #87 | 2,958 |
| 1973 | #2,565 | 28 | #87 | 3,054 |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | #91 | 3,088 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | #84 | 3,582 |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | #96 | 3,446 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #107 | 2,936 |
| 1968 | #2,630 | 23 | #116 | 2,595 |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | #119 | 2,504 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #127 | 2,438 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #129 | 2,422 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #156 | 2,091 |
| 1963 | #2,864 | 19 | #164 | 1,948 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #191 | 1,579 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #198 | 1,499 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #236 | 1,180 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #231 | 1,179 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #244 | 1,028 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #249 | 945 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #253 | 809 |
| 1955 | — | #278 | 655 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #320 | 507 |
| 1953 | — | #360 | 359 | |
| 1952 | — | #397 | 302 | |
| 1951 | — | #459 | 218 | |
| 1950 | — | #512 | 171 | |
| 1949 | — | #754 | 83 | |
| 1948 | — | #846 | 65 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,064 | 46 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,355 | 27 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,400 | 23 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,258 | 30 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,946 | 14 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,759 | 16 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
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| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
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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 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#31 · 1 in 156
- District of Columbia#33 · 1 in 152
- Louisiana#36 · 1 in 162
- Mississippi#36 · 1 in 171
- Georgia#37 · 1 in 190
Best ever in a state: #17 in Mississippi, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #31 | 169 | 1 in 156 |
| District of Columbia | #33 | 52 | 1 in 152 |
| Louisiana | #36 | 182 | 1 in 162 |
| Mississippi | #36 | 109 | 1 in 171 |
| Georgia | #37 | 201 | 1 in 190 |
| South Carolina | #39 | 106 | 1 in 196 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 63 | 1 in 247 |
| North Carolina | #61 | 137 | 1 in 283 |
| Maryland | #65 | 58 | 1 in 359 |
| Tennessee | #67 | 100 | 1 in 312 |
| Florida | #70 | 143 | 1 in 354 |
| Illinois | #79 | 170 | 1 in 461 |
| Virginia | #83 | 67 | 1 in 468 |
| Michigan | #87 | 128 | 1 in 501 |
| Texas | #90 | 268 | 1 in 394 |
| Missouri | #93 | 62 | 1 in 544 |
| Indiana | #96 | 66 | 1 in 599 |
| North Dakota | #97 | 9 | 1 in 505 |
| Hawaii | #113 | 12 | 1 in 496 |
| Kentucky | #115 | 36 | 1 in 718 |
| New York | #115 | 160 | 1 in 714 |
| New Jersey | #116 | 59 | 1 in 726 |
| Delaware | #118 | 5 | 1 in 675 |
| Nevada | #118 | 6 | 1 in 559 |
| Ohio | #123 | 89 | 1 in 875 |
| Oklahoma | #126 | 26 | 1 in 715 |
| Pennsylvania | #128 | 83 | 1 in 883 |
| Minnesota | #130 | 26 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Nebraska | #131 | 13 | 1 in 843 |
| Wisconsin | #143 | 25 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Kansas | #146 | 15 | 1 in 938 |
| Connecticut | #148 | 15 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Colorado | #160 | 19 | 1 in 958 |
| Massachusetts | #160 | 23 | 1 in 1,484 |
| Arizona | #165 | 21 | 1 in 857 |
| Iowa | #167 | 14 | 1 in 1,363 |
| California | #179 | 148 | 1 in 1,016 |
| West Virginia | #180 | 8 | 1 in 1,601 |
| Washington | #182 | 17 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Oregon | #189 | 11 | 1 in 1,361 |
| Utah | #224 | 8 | 1 in 1,709 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 6 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1980 at #74 (4,135 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1970–1989
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1948–2025
- Highest: 1 in 431 boys born in 1980 were named Derrick (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,931 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 25.0% of all boys named Derrick (36,342) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,728 (1918) | #3,855 |
| 1920s | 12 | #3,559 (1929) | #3,628 |
| 1930s | 57 | #1,741 (1938) | #3,192 |
| 1940s | 333 | #754 (1949) | #1,450 |
| 1950s | 6,173 | #231 (1959) | #330 |
| 1960s | 21,192 | #107 (1969) | #154 |
| 1970s | 32,860 | #76 (1978) | #86 |
| 1980s | 36,342 | #74 (1980) | #84 |
| 1990s | 23,991 | #106 (1990) | #152 |
| 2000s | 13,531 | #218 (2000) | #252 |
| 2010s | 8,559 | #300 (2011) | #382 |
| 2020s | 2,286 | #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 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 34,941 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 80.5% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,961Timeka43
- #1,961Tomekia43
- #1,961Tonie43
- #1,999Derrick42
- #1,999Aide42
- #1,999Bryan42
- #1,999Caterina42
- #2,029Adeline41
- #2,029Alida41
- #2,029Ashlie41
Tied with 29 names at #1,999; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 532 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 98.6% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.