Deric vs Derrick

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

Name A

Deric

Boy name · Rank #7863

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Deric Derrick
Current Rank #7863 #814
Total Births (all years) 4,744 145,347
Peak Year 1980 1980
Peak Year Births 122 4,135
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Deric Derrick
1910s - 11
1920s - 12
1930s - 57
1940s - 333
1950s 92 6,173
1960s 556 21,192
1970s 951 32,860
1980s 1,028 36,342
1990s 1,011 23,991
2000s 664 13,531
2010s 366 8,559
2020s 76 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Deric Derrick
2014 38 914
2015 40 835
2016 29 748
2017 22 702
2018 26 610
2019 23 580
2020 14 518
2021 21 458
2022 12 370
2023 8 344
2024 10 308
2025 11 288

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, 1952–2025.

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