Derby vs Derrick

Side-by-side comparison of Derby and Derrick — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Derby

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Derrick

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Metric Derby Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 29 145,347
Peak Year 1987 1980
Peak Year Births 7 4,135
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derby Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss — 333
1950ss — 6,173
1960ss — 21,192
1970ss — 32,860
1980ss 7 36,342
1990ss 6 23,991
2000ss 6 13,531
2010ss 10 8,559
2020ss — 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derby Derrick
2014 — 914
2015 — 835
2016 — 748
2017 — 702
2018 — 610
2019 — 580
2020 — 518
2021 — 458
2022 — 370
2023 — 344
2024 — 308
2025 — 288

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1987–2011.

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