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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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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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 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedAKMaine: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 928 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedNHWashington: #373 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,170 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: #288 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,665 boysMNIllinois: #214 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,072 boysILWisconsin: #276 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,628 boysWIMichigan: #205 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,073 boysMINew York: #320 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,043 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,564 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedORNevada: #379 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,095 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedSDIowa: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,824 boysIAIndiana: #268 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,530 boysINOhio: #208 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,130 boysOHPennsylvania: #221 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,387 boysPANew Jersey: #254 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,618 boysNJConnecticut: #277 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 boysCTCalifornia: #305 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 1,940 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedUTColorado: #423 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,725 boysCONebraska: #320 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,718 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,174 boysMOKentucky: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,173 boysKYWest Virginia: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,498 boysWVVirginia: #178 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 916 boysVAMaryland: #191 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 959 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedDEArizona: #379 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,359 boysAZNew Mexico: #280 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,363 boysNMKansas: #234 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,027 boysKSArkansas: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 886 boysARTennessee: #154 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 752 boysTNNorth Carolina: #215 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,113 boysNCSouth Carolina: #125 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 558 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #148 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 487 boysDCOklahoma: #285 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,374 boysOKLouisiana: #82 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 345 boysLAMississippi: #151 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 641 boysMSAlabama: #145 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 624 boysALGeorgia: #183 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 818 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Derrick, so not publishedHITexas: #284 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 1,522 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,151 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#82 · 1 in 345
  2. South Carolina#125 · 1 in 558
  3. Alabama#145 · 1 in 624
  4. District of Columbia#148 · 1 in 487
  5. Mississippi#151 · 1 in 641

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#82701 in 345
South Carolina#125381 in 558
Alabama#145381 in 624
District of Columbia#14891 in 487
Mississippi#151231 in 641
Tennessee#154491 in 752
Virginia#178471 in 916
Georgia#183731 in 818
Maryland#191301 in 959
Arkansas#199171 in 886
Maine#20061 in 928
Michigan#205511 in 1,073
Ohio#208581 in 1,130
Illinois#214721 in 1,072
Kentucky#215201 in 1,173
North Carolina#215471 in 1,113
Florida#221861 in 1,151
Pennsylvania#221461 in 1,387
Missouri#223291 in 1,174
Kansas#234161 in 1,027
Massachusetts#240211 in 1,564
New Jersey#254291 in 1,618
West Virginia#25961 in 1,498
Indiana#268251 in 1,530
Wisconsin#276181 in 1,628
Connecticut#27791 in 1,865
New Mexico#28081 in 1,363
Texas#2841191 in 1,522
Oklahoma#285151 in 1,374
Minnesota#288181 in 1,665
California#3051311 in 1,940
Iowa#31791 in 1,824
Nebraska#32061 in 1,718
New York#320531 in 2,043
Washington#373161 in 2,170
Arizona#379181 in 2,359
Nevada#37971 in 2,095
Colorado#423111 in 2,725
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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 2005

girls
#13,010
7 births · 1 in 263,977 girls
boys
#245
1,372 births · 1 in 1,456 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #13,010Derrick7

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #245Derrick1,372
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 263,977 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 32.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #11,834Zori8
  2. #11,834Zoye8
  3. #11,834Zulmy8
  4. #13,010Derrick7
  5. #13,010Aalaysha7
  6. #13,010Aaleeyah7
  7. #13,010Aaliyan7
  8. #14,502Aailyah6
  9. #14,502Aalayjah6
  10. #14,502Aania6

Tied with 1,491 names at #13,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 1,456 of them was named Derrick, which outranked 98.2% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Derrick
  1. #242Keegan1,390
  2. #243Brett1,389
  3. #244Griffin1,376
  4. #245Derrick1,372
  5. #246Marcos1,360
  6. #247Drake1,338
  7. #248Raul1,332
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →