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 #1436

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Derick Derrick
Current Rank #1436 #817
Total Births (all years) 19,651 145,055
Peak Year 1989 1980
Peak Year Births 571 4,135
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derick Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss 29 333
1950ss 369 6,177
1960ss 1,621 21,189
1970ss 3,257 32,862
1980ss 4,957 36,348
1990ss 3,863 23,984
2000ss 2,922 13,531
2010ss 1,960 8,557
2020ss 673 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derick Derrick
2014 190 913
2015 189 835
2016 168 748
2017 168 701
2018 161 610
2019 138 580
2020 140 518
2021 112 458
2022 142 370
2023 153 343
2024 126 305

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, 1945–2024.

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