Dereke vs Derick

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

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Dereke

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Derick

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Metric Dereke Derick
Current Rank Unranked #1442
Total Births (all years) 207 19,771
Peak Year 1972 1989
Peak Year Births 14 571
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1955 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Dereke Derick
1940ss — 29
1950ss 11 369
1960ss 55 1,621
1970ss 68 3,256
1980ss 55 4,957
1990ss 13 3,864
2000ss 5 2,922
2010ss — 1,960
2020ss — 793

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dereke Derick
2014 — 190
2015 — 189
2016 — 168
2017 — 168
2018 — 161
2019 — 138
2020 — 140
2021 — 112
2022 — 142
2023 — 153
2024 — 126
2025 — 120

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, 1955–2000.

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