Derick vs Derrick

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

Name A

Derick

Boy name · Rank #1442

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Derick Derrick
Current Rank #1442 #814
Total Births (all years) 19,771 145,347
Peak Year 1989 1980
Peak Year Births 571 4,135
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derick Derrick
1910s - 11
1920s - 12
1930s - 57
1940s 29 333
1950s 369 6,173
1960s 1,621 21,192
1970s 3,256 32,860
1980s 4,957 36,342
1990s 3,864 23,991
2000s 2,922 13,531
2010s 1,960 8,559
2020s 793 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derick Derrick
2014 190 914
2015 189 835
2016 168 748
2017 168 702
2018 161 610
2019 138 580
2020 140 518
2021 112 458
2022 142 370
2023 153 344
2024 126 308
2025 120 288

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, 1945–2025.

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