Derk vs Derick

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

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Derk

Boy name

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Name B

Derick

Boy name · Rank #1442

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Metric Derk Derick
Current Rank Unranked #1442
Total Births (all years) 506 19,771
Peak Year 1967 1989
Peak Year Births 27 571
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Derk Derick
1940ss — 29
1950ss 96 369
1960ss 167 1,621
1970ss 143 3,256
1980ss 95 4,957
1990ss 5 3,864
2000ss — 2,922
2010ss — 1,960
2020ss — 793

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derk 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, 1950–1993.

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