Deren vs Derek

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

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Deren

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Name B

Derek

Boy name · Rank #258

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Metric Deren Derek
Current Rank Unranked #258
Total Births (all years) 236 239,060
Peak Year 2004 1989
Peak Year Births 13 8,365
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1924

Births by Decade

Decade Deren Derek
1920s - 12
1930s - 155
1940s - 533
1950s - 5,245
1960s 9 19,021
1970s 24 38,310
1980s 47 72,923
1990s 31 50,756
2000s 80 27,025
2010s 40 17,978
2020s 5 7,102

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Deren Derek
2014 7 1,881
2015 - 1,885
2016 - 1,716
2017 - 1,546
2018 - 1,409
2019 - 1,115
2020 - 1,063
2021 - 1,095
2022 - 1,156
2023 5 1,240
2024 - 1,357
2025 - 1,191

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, 1966–2023.

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