Derk vs Derrick

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

Name A

Derk

Boy name

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Derk Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 506 145,347
Peak Year 1967 1980
Peak Year Births 27 4,135
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derk Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss — 333
1950ss 96 6,173
1960ss 167 21,192
1970ss 143 32,860
1980ss 95 36,342
1990ss 5 23,991
2000ss — 13,531
2010ss — 8,559
2020ss — 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derk Derrick
2014 — 914
2015 — 835
2016 — 748
2017 — 702
2018 — 610
2019 — 580
2020 — 518
2021 — 458
2022 — 370
2023 — 344
2024 — 308
2025 — 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, 1950–1993.

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